US - California - Full Moon 185 - 10/12/11
[The] Caseworker
Letters From The Coast
Hidden Shoal Recordings
Letters From The Coast is the third album from the garage
dream-pop trio [The] Caseworker, at the moment located in Perth,
Australia; Lausanne, Switzerland;
Petaluma, USA; Clifton-upon-Teme, UK. The album was recorded by Monte
Vallier in San Francisco.
Letters From The Coast opens with the single "National Runner" which sets the pace
for this pleasantly dazed pop-droning album. The tunes are enveloped in an
almost romantic guitar-driven shoe gazing mist, that take diversions
into post-grunge territory. Especially on the centrepiece "Holy
Mothers", which also is one of the more
outstanding tracks, along with "Boats" and the sweet dream-pop of "Sea
Years", where bassist Eimer Devlin assumes lead vocal. Elsewhere the
vocals mostly is well done
by guitarist Conor Devlin.
"Well done", also summarize Letters From The Coast. It is a
fine album. Not exceptional in any way, just very nice emotive
dream-pop. And sometimes that is
good enough.
Copyright © 2011 Aslaug O Klausen 
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