Stephen’s Shore - Neptune EP (2024)

Stephen’s Shore make their third visit to the wantlist, and it is for yet another EP, a format this Swedish five-piece feels very comfortable with. Their recipe? Record four of your best new songs, put it on a 12″, sell, repeat. It’s a formula Stephen’s Shore have honed throughout the years, one the band keeps finding ways to refine and improve on.

The Neptune EP is a sun-soaked journey into jangle pop territory, totally beach-ready and completely roadtrip proof. Much like their past releases, the charm of these tunes grows with each spin. They’re understated yet remarkably rich and inviting. Stephen’s Shore make every note count and lets the music do the talking. And boy is it joyful to float along to the driving bass lines of Garden, the delightful jangle of evergreen-in-the-making Sunset, the REM-esque allure of Lost And Found, and the twangy balladry of Under The Pine.