Gold-Bears - Dalliance (2014) Lossless

This is not to say that Gold-Bears gave up impossibly catchy song-writing, just that their signature indie punk anthems are now even sharper, the guitars even more slashing, and the songs even more harrowing and heartfelt than ever! Dalliance opens with the anthemic "Yeah, Tonight," a proper pop song featuring a duet between Underwood and Emma Cooper (of the defunct Sheffield indiepop band Standard Fare) that sets the agenda right away " sharp melodies and even sharper guitars, all whizzing by in less than three minutes. Chest rushes in almost immediately after, barely two and a half minutes of punk energy and fizzing feedback. Punk Song No. 15 is as described, a blazing flash that condenses the history of UK noisy pop into just over one minute. All in all turning in an album thats exciting, thoughtful and infectious.