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Title: A more traditional pop sound from The Sundays
Review: This is a nice, relaxing pop album.Its sound differs from The Sundays previous two albums a fair bit, though. Their earlier stuff was more rooted in 80s indie/dream pop, with loads of chorus FX and reverb that were like a cross between The Smiths rhythms and Cocteau Twins ethereal vibe. This one is more traditional, soundwise; reminds me of 60s & 70s middle-of-the-road pop with all the strings and folk touches.Overall mood of the album remains intimate but melancholy. Coldplay comes to mind, but gentler than that. Some of it reminds me of a US alt-pop band called Ida, but without the vocal harmonies.Songwriting is hit and miss. There's nothing here that's a chore to get through, but only 2 or 3 really standout songs such as "When I'm Thinking About You", and a bit of filler about 2/3 way through. But even the Sunday's filler is still quite nice.
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