It Hugs Back - Recommended Record on CD

Description

Returning with a new album less than a year since the release of the acclaimed 'Laughing Party', It Hugs Back continue to work at their own pace, in their own space and in their own way; satisfying their own desires and defining their own successes, working undeterred and alone in their tiny Kent countryside studio. Recommended Record as a title, it s a confident statement for the band's third album, their most accomplished, instant and joyful so far; a side-step from the freewheeling jams of their previous release, leaping headlong into a more concentrated pop-group sensibility whilst still maintaining the twists, turns and swerves that characterise the band s sonic adventures. Following the release of Laughing Party , the band took time off while singer & guitarist Matthew Simms was recording a new album with his other band, the historic and influential Wire. Reconvening It Hugs Back in the summer with a sheaf of new songs at the ready, it quickly became apparent to the band that they had struck upon a new sound and direction, resembling Nirvana playing Steely Dan. Whilst the distinctive hushed vocals and intricate guitar interplay that have become the unmistakable I.H.B. identity remain intact, a fantastic convergence and melding of new influences has emerged; from the pounding garage rock of 'Go Magic!', to the Beatles-y groove of 'Lower', to the almost Kraftwerk-with-guitars style of 'Piano Drone', displaying little trace of the homemade, zero budget recording process.

Tracks

1 Sa Sa Sa Sails 02:48
2 Go Magic 02:25
3 Sometimes 03:22
4 Piano Drone 05:15
5 Big Sighs 01:50
6 Teenage Hands 02:18
7 Lower 04:07
8 Waiting Room 04:32
9 Skateboard Rhythm 06:12
10 Recommended Record 02:04