I'm such an optimist; I've been introducing myself as 'Ron' recently so that I appear jollier than I am.
Hi, I'm Ron.
So, all of us are working especially hard getting this EP done for November time, we've even got Jamie Theakston doing the final mixes and mastering down in London. Whilst he's been doing that, Me, Pete & Joe have been eagerly emailing around to support it, John's been 'arting' like hell and Tom... Tom's always really busy too.
So, the other day I bought Deerhunter's 'Halcyon digest'. The theme of the week being optimism, this album certainly leaves that taste in Ron's mouth. It instantly encapsulates and maintains until it eventually enthrals, surpassing itself and becoming something really gut-wrenching. From 'Basement Scene' to 'He Would have Laughed' is just such an incredible succession of music you almost don't want to soil the taste the album leaves in your mouth by listening again. The feeling? Sentimentality. Sure, there are some darker themes that are dealt with but they're explored in a really naive, interesting and blunt light. Texturally, throughout, 'Halcyon Digest' is terrifically adept, giving it so many charming and surprising elements as it progresses. Swirls of instrumentation pitted against the stand-out lyrical themes of youth and sentiment make for such a gratifying, personal listen.
If anything I've just said seems either boring or arguable, I was just being ironic, I'm actually of a really high understanding and stuff.
Cheers.
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