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THE LOOSE HEARTS How We Are Now There is an idyllic way that the album opens with “Can’t You See”. The Liverpool band punches it quite well. The formative way that it all whips into shape really shows fortitude. It has a stylish and off set way to it that soothes in great measures. It flows so freely that it necessitates all of the expression to it without complicating anything in the process. “Everything That Was Here” holds quite well off the deep guitar riffs that roll by on it. They calmly stir it along by breezing through. The procession that it results in is something that has a captivating quality to it that really coasts it along. It forebears quite specifically and rises in accordance to the way that the elements map it out. There is a lot going for “Boys ‘round Midnight”. It bursts at the seams with catchiness. It also keeps all those things firmly in check. It is steeped in a crisp and fluid tempo that cuts sharply off the back of all the playing to it. On “Morning Light (Rita)” there is a way about it that incorporates a romantic notion. That seems to breathe into the rhythm on show. It has a timeless quality to it that is played appropriately on it. It has a serenity about it that is quite charming and suits it. “Yeah” is a song that has a stand-offish way about it. It customises that to create a mood within the song that is then brought out in a big way by the rhythm closing in around that. The gravelly tone in the vocals testifies to this and they really lock down all the right things on this one. There is a roar coming from the guitar on “Never Let Go” that has an immediate appeal. It plays as one of those tunes that comes across as definitely being up to the task at hand. The tempo to it is fast and delivers with a true sense of accomplishment. It never lets up or loses sight of anything that works for it and because it contains them all in the right way it is comfortable in going all out. The song following that is “Wind Chimes”. It has an intriguing and quirky way about it that is matched by the way it carries all the right things with it.
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That is then all met by skiffle like qualities that give it a jive. It is able to impress by purely conveying these qualities and make them work in a suitable way here. Then it begins to mellow out on “Rumba Junk”. It is marked out by the awry way it all sounds. The guitar riffs on it are slick and they gift it when applied. They give it a twist. From there it all seems to fall into place and work its magic. They then put down a true marker with “Because”. The song has a ferocious nature to it even though it appears to pull back on it. The way it is all made up is a really splendid affair. It is a very brief song yet it still turns up and deserves its inclusion on the album. The penultimate track on the album is “Mary”. It takes it all in and goes to a place that is somewhat solitary. It has a lonesome and ethereal feel to it in the opening. Then it meets up with a stepped out rhythm that effervescently sedates in a way yet eases it all in to give the song a way of taking off. The album is signed off with “How We Are Now”. This is a song to treasure. The reasons for that are down to the way it grinds out the finer details on it and surpasses all the other tracks on the album by being as good as it is. There is a resolute way that all of the playing to it works that really pays off. For more information on the band check out the following link: www.facebook.com/TheLooseHearts 49