Here

Here

Six years used to be a lifetime in rock â€™nâ€™ roll. Kids driven by the urgency of youth form bonds, plug in, play gigs, find a label. Acclaim, exhaustion, over and out. Teenage Fanclubâ€™s early years were propelled by that kind of frantic energy (thankfully without the flameout). As outliers of the sound of young Scotlandâ€™s second wave, they released five albums in their first six years together. The foundations of their national-treasure status were already laid. The tenth Teenage Fanclub LPâ€”Hereâ€”arrives six years after the release of 2010â€™s hugely acclaimed Shadows (described by Uncut as â€œthe sound of a great group ageing gracefullyâ€). Here is the work of a band entirely confident in their own craftâ€”the consolidation of nearly three decades of peerless songwriting and almost telepathic musicianship. Recorded with the bandâ€™s soundman David Henderson alongside regular drummer Francis Macdonald and keyboard player Dave McGowan in three distinctly different environments (initially at Vega in rural Provence, then at Raymondâ€™s home in Glasgow before mixing at Clouds Hill in the industrial heart of Hamburg), itâ€™s a record that embraces maturity and experience and hugs them close. As ever, song-wise the Fanclub present a textbook representation of democracy in action, the record offering four each by Blake, Love, and McGinley. From the almighty chime of opener â€œIâ€™m In Loveâ€ (â€œWe will fade into history, Iâ€™m in love with you love â€¦ And I like your trajectory, Iâ€™m in love with you loveâ€) through the ecstatic soul-search of â€œThe First Sightâ€ (â€œWill I ever get to see the first sight of a heart thatâ€™s true?â€) and the paean to unerring friendship â€œWith Youâ€ (â€œI will hide with you from sadness, and bad philosophy / I will laugh with you at madness, and learned stupidityâ€), Here is a collection of twelve songs about the only things that truly matter: life and love. As is befitting of a record that took its time to arrive, Here uses reflective space to dazzling effect. â€œSteady State,â€ with its gorgeous ebb and flow, has echoes of The Notorious Byrd Brothersâ€™ astral jangle, while â€œI Was Beautiful When I Was Aliveâ€ unexpectedly curves off from dreamlike beginnings into a semi-acoustic/motorik outro, sonically replacing the steady beat of the German autobahn with the vast open skies of the Pacific Coast Highway.
Country USA
Brand Merge Records
Manufacturer Merge Records
Binding Vinyl
ItemPartNumber MRG 492
Model MRG 492
ReleaseDate 2016-09-09
UnitCount 1
UPCs 673855049212
EANs 0673855049212

Country	USA
Brand	Merge Records
Manufacturer	Merge Records
Binding	Vinyl
ItemPartNumber	MRG 492
Model	MRG 492
ReleaseDate	2016-09-09
UnitCount	1
UPCs	673855049212
EANs	0673855049212

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