They Spent Their Wild Youthful Days In The Glittering World Of The Salons
They Spent Their Wild Youthful Days In The Glittering World Of The Salons is as far from straightforward as its title. Swirlies let pop melodies, rough guitars and electronic sounds move through each other. Gentle singing provides a recognisable human centre without having to tame the stranger detours. The album remains inviting because real songs survive inside all that activity.
Sounds Of Sebring and San Cristobal De Las Casas offer useful points of recognition. Their guitars are full and sometimes forceful, but melodic lines keep the tracks together. The record can sound untidy without losing direction completely. Sweet voices against sharper sounds give its more accessible moments additional tension. The music's appeal survives the noise rather than requiring an escape from it.
Two Girls Kissing demonstrates how much strength a layered guitar part can provide. It offers something familiar without leaving its rough surroundings behind. Voices work as another line within the same whole. The soft and hard elements consequently remain connected instead of simply taking turns, allowing the song to feel inviting and unsettled together.
The electronic departures make the album less predictable. No Identifier moves further towards sound experimentation, using buzzing textures and a less conventional structure. Sterling Moss seeks a clearer rhythmic movement instead. That difference makes the record lively: the band seem interested in moving their own boundaries a little further rather than choosing one dependable approach.
The result is no uninterrupted sequence of easy songs. Brief pieces and unusual sounds can disrupt the flow as well. Anyone mainly seeking direct guitar pop must regularly accept a detour. Yet that curiosity usually feels productive here. Swirlies make music that can be vulnerable, playful and hard at once. There are enough strong melodies to give the experiments something meaningful to work against.
