southern records

Try It Again is a mini-LP that nestles in the gap between Softboiled Eggies' 2007 debut full-length Egg Soldiers for Tiny Creatures / Human Ear Music and a sophomore album expected later in 2008 via Upset The Rhythm. With more time in the studio, the record sees the band flesh out their customary pop quartet setup, with bells, chimes, glasses, water and a variety of organs and pianos, lending a new sense of exploration to the music. Inspired as much by girl groups as the glassy guitars of Jesus and Mary Chain or My Bloody Valentine, the experimentalism of Scritti Politti, and the woozy rhythms of dub or reggae, Try It Again is a captivating piece of work. "Only Loved At Night" sees the band take on the Raincoats classic, while "Mama Don't Cry" showcases Janet's haunting and uncompromising personal lyrics, assessing the demise of the American dream from a uniquely private perspective. Try It Again is as artful and imaginative as describing a galaxy in terms of the spilt milk of the Gods, making grand gestures effortlessly and with charm.

Wave Like Home is a breathless testament to romance and grasping chances, forever enthralled to the optimism of trying again, chasing broken dreams and finding courage in a forsaken heart. From the broken elegy of woozy opener Pangea through the euphoric fun trips of Old Friend and the upbeat Seize A Shark, the album never drifts far from reflection amongst its highest highs. For every throbbing track recalling breakneck pursuits there's a soulful reminder of the quieter side of a melodramatic heart. Beach Foam is glorious, swelling synth work perfectly capturing the crashing waves that incite such hungry philosophy in the song. Wave Like Home is a worthy debut album for Future Islands - perfectly capturing their bittersweet nature. To quote the band on this matter it's an album of "bright morning-times holding hands with dreary afternoons", like finding "shark-infested waters surrounding honeymoon beaches". We are never that far from fun or despair, valiantly Future Islands are here to remind us of that.

2 tracks 7 minutes. These two Brooklyn dwellers create a unique and joyous union of world beat, dance music and underground pop. Limited to 1000 coloured vinyl only!