Now, now every children aren’t a band you’d likely come across by accident often in the UK, but my distinct pleasure of finding ‘Cars’ a few years back stands out as a favourite musical moment. The female-fronted off-kilter alternapop band have had a bit of a of roller-coaster of it recently – supporting Paramore and then recently departing Afternoon records, but ‘Neighbors’ sees the band on top form and with a new label (No Sleep).
This new EP is comfortably their finest work to date- it’s as delicate as it is clever, and their knack of locking you into a few repeat listens is as staggering here as it is in any of their previous releases.
Opener ‘Rebuild’ is brilliant, but like many releases from bands of the same ilk, it’s better appreciated as a whole rather than trying to pick a particular moment. The band have a sleepy uplifting charm to their music, and there’s so much emoton steeped in every chord that it’s a joy to listen to.
There’s a few who won’t connect well with the band generallyl because they tend to meander more than jet – and obviously, it’s probably not the best record to try and get pumped up for a night out with, but when you’re on the other side, it’s a perfect one which with to sit out the hangover.