The band’s first album, filled with achingly familiar suburban references like Target and sweaty-palmed hand-holding, was released when Louis Forster, James Harrison and Riley Jones were just 17. This makes Talking, released two years later, an interesting crystallization of growing up.
In We're Not Talking, The Goon Sax further their modest songcraft by sprucing up their tuneful sorrow.
The band’s songcraft has improved immeasurably since their first release, in its powerful, succinct simplicity, in its poeticism and melodicism. Jones and Forster’s voices and narratives gel beautifully on this record.
Even if Forster had a head start in his craft, he and the other Goons aren't taking any shortcuts—these are the hard-earned lessons of a band still tossed by youth, still fine-tuning both their chops and their compassion.
The Brisbane guitar-pop trio infuses conversational vocals with deep emotional resonance on a sophomore album that spotlights the refreshing contributions of drummer Riley Jones.
Gostei tnto da estréia deles dois anos atrás, mas este disco não mostrou mta evolução. Não que tenha que mostrar, mas senti que mto do que fez deles algo interessante não tá mto presente aqui. Ainda são uma banda com bastante carisma, mas o som está mais cheio, as composições mais genéricas, os arranjos mais batidos. Pouca coisa me chamou a atenção aqui.
1 | Make Time 4 Love 2:09 | |
2 | Love Lost 3:05 | |
3 | She Knows 2:32 | |
4 | Losing Myself 2:45 | |
5 | Somewhere in Between 1:02 | |
6 | Strange Light 3:22 | |
7 | Sleep EZ 3:02 | |
8 | We Can't Win 3:15 | |
9 | A Few Times Too Many 2:59 | |
10 | Now You Pretend 1:18 | |
11 | Get Out 2:19 | |
12 | Til the End 2:05 |
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