There’s nothing complex or challenging about The Lodger’s debut album, but they use this to their advantage, producing an album of catchy and melodic indie pop, that has elements of twee but is slightly more together and stronger.Lead track Many Thanks For Your Honest Opinion is a jangle pop classic; imagine a male fronted Tallulah Gosh; it’s a great way to kick off the album. Getting Special sounds like an indie Electronic and A Free Period evokes all the freedom of the lyrics with a chirpy tune and happy go lucky vocals. Watching shimmies and glides like all the best indie pop does, while Bye Bye would make a wonderful album closer, being dreamy and strung out. Oddly someone has seen fit to sneak another track on after it.
There’s the odd slightly lacklustre track like Simply Left Behind, but they only seem like this due to the high quality of the rest of the album. Over fourteen tracks that’s a remarkable feat.
The Lodger MySpace
The Lodger website (where you can buy the album)
Download Kicking Sand from the album here
Download three more tracks from the album via Slumberland Records.
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