Like the brilliant 1961 poem by the late Thom Gunn, from which the London-based quartet take their name, a sparingly deployed assemblage of words and emotions shows that less can be so much more.
The nine songs that comprise ‘Best Of Times’ have an almost underplayed guitar pop sensibility reminiscent of many classic indie bands of the 80s. But neither are they any kind of throwback, with suitably restrained and delicate shades of keyboards and a beautiful clarity of sound that’s distinctly 21st century.
Initial copies of the vinyl format (1000 copies) will include a book housing nine artworks by commissioned artists.