Canadian band July Talk has released a stellar debut EP.
This EP is everything thoughtful music should be --- aware of its past, future oriented and full of balanced gestures, small and large. The lyrics are beyond wonderful. Full of spare, careful images that move beyond the iconic into the surreal.
Guitar driven, based around a pair of singers --- one male with a voice like Tom Waits or a mid stream Iggy Pop, one female who reminds me, god above, of a punkish Linda Thompson --- the band has the dynamics of the Pixies or the Dream Syndicate and the biting melodic swoop of, god above again, Cole Porter.
There are no gimmicks and not a moment wasted on July Talk's debut.
5/5 Stars
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