Gulp – Beneath Strawberry Moons review

There’s a certain skill – you could call it a gift – in being able to write music which is inherently low of temperature without it sounding bland. It’s much harder than it sounds, and given where we find ourselves currently on this spinning ball of mud we all share, the ability to create anything without at least a sliver of mania is one that shouldn’t be underestimated.

As Gulp, we last met Lindsey Leven and Guto Pryce seven years ago on their last album All Good Wishes; the latter has in light of the Super Furry Animals being largely in dry dock busied himself in Das Koolies, whilst both have made the pastoral Scottish kingdom of Fife their home.

Beneath Strawberry Moons is the kind of record meant for late summer evenings and early autumn mist; opener Sea Bear, Hope Shines Through The Haar and Always So Far are each subtle meldings of folk, baroque sixties pop and White Island grooves. Closer Ultramarine Blue takes the Balearic vibe a step further, but it’s Wildflower’s dappled, dubby ambience that makes you long for a fortnight in Crail. Purveyors of deep breaths and dreams, it’s time to let Gulp into your life.

You can read a full review here.