Sometimes it’s the things that aren’t said that hold the biggest clues. Admittedly not everyone will be recipients of the details, but part of the press kit for The Belair Lip Bombs second album is a track by track breakdown of it, written by lead singer Maisie Everett. And so, what? you might ask. Whilst not exactly standard practice, the idea of giving up more detail about a new record when your band has so far been a largely domestic thing in native Australia makes sense.
Check. But Everett’s matter of fact descriptions mostly cover the how and not the why. If you want to know how long a chorus took to work out, or what ancient synth or drum machine got used where, you’re in luck. If alternatively you’re curious about meaning, or motivation, or mental stimulus, then no dice.
The reasons are the reasons, but certainly being picked up by Jack White’s Third Man label is certainly one; too good an opportunity to blow, Everett and band mates rendered Again from their best, filling it with songs long on hooks, riffs and playability. When they click – as on opener Again and Again, Price of A Man, Back of My Hand and the irresistible Another World – the results without a doubt have been worth the effort. With hindsight, Maisie Everett probably knew she wouldn’t have to wow people in writing about the making of Again, mainly because it would speak for itself.
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