The Macca prettiness can be seen in tracks such as Lollipop Girl and Coney Island (see below) and is intensely pretty. So very pretty in fact that it in no way surprises me that after Jigsaw Records released the primary CD-R that Spanish label You Are The Cosmos released a Vinyl version. Listen to any Spanish jangle-pop, i.e. my personal favourites The Yellow Melodies and Autoescuela and they all have that constant fey prettiness to the vocals. Its the sort of stuff you could easily listen to on a road trip with your wife without her getting a nose bleed and constantly asking you to turn it down.
What might upset her sensibilities a tad more is the more raucous power-pop moments that his re-invented self now produces.. Whilst the delightful vocal twee-isms and melodies are never far away, tracks such as Never Wanna Make You Cry and especially the brilliant By My Side (see below) have a dual quality that could see Australian beer chugging outback types foot stomping along whilst young student indie-poppers in the student union, sing-along in their patterned cardigans with the pretty smiles of a 1000 private middle class dental appointments.
There really is a universal appeal in such tracks and as such it is no wonder that two great labels, who have built something of a reputation for unearthing both quirky jangle-pop (Jigsaw) and pretty melodies (YATC) respectively are backing this artist (somehow a third, Real Cod Records are now also involved so I am presuming this artist kept a tight hold on the rights !)
Despite being a long time follower due to the obvious potential, this is the first time I have ever parted actual cash for Randall's work. It was all very worth it!
Artist Links
Twitter
Bandcamp (Buy music here)
Jigsaw Records Links
jigsaw-records.com,
Bandcamp,
discogs.com,
Facebook,
Twitter
You Are The Cosmos Links
youarethecosmos.com
Facebook
instagram.com
Twitter
Despite being a long time follower due to the obvious potential, this is the first time I have ever parted actual cash for Randall's work. It was all very worth it!
Artist Links
Bandcamp (Buy music here)
Jigsaw Records Links
jigsaw-records.com,
Bandcamp,
discogs.com,
Facebook,
You Are The Cosmos Links
youarethecosmos.com
instagram.com
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