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Dream… or nightmare? That s the underlying question posed on New Town Dream, the second LP from Bay Area trio Neutrals, as guitarist vocalist Allan McNaughton s lyrical narratives expand on the world first built on the band s 2022 EP Bus Stop Nights, offering snapshots of mundane lived realities in the New Towns that proliferated in the UK during the 60s and 70s. New Town Dream conceptually voices the psychic tension of that era, of being pushed toward the margins and becoming just another cog in a deeply broken machine.
The band s musical touchstones are squarely situated in the timeline of doomed Thatcherism that followed from the late 70s to late 80s. Wish You Were Here and The Iron That Never Swung jangle with a razor-edged rapid strum to rival The Wedding Present; That s Him on the Daft Stuff Again and Travel Agent s Windows nod to the Television Personalities naive, kaleidoscopic mod melodies streaked with cynicism; Steven Proctor Bus Conductor slowly unfolds from verses in the dark, rhythm-forward spirit of Josef K to transcendently Pastels-esque pop choruses with sugary-sweet (but slightly deadpan) backing vocals from bassist Lauren Matsui. Perfect C86 sounds for often hellish C24 times!
— Erika Elizabeth
| Color | Baby Blue Vinyl |
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