{"id":16292,"date":"2023-08-10T13:46:39","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T12:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/?p=16292"},"modified":"2023-09-17T13:41:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T12:41:46","slug":"take-a-hit-from-nostalgias-glass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/take-a-hit-from-nostalgias-glass\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a hit from ‘Nostalgia’s Glass’…"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Underground Youth<\/a> have never done superficial and that hasn\u2019t changed with latest release \u2018Nostalgia\u2019s Glass\u2019, as always on the Fuzz Club<\/a> label. Their previous album \u2018The Falling\u2019 went in a more gothic folk direction (it certainly divided opinion; personally, I thought it was a masterpiece) and this one hasn\u2019t totally moved away from that feel but also incorporates a lot more of the sounds and feelings we\u2019d heard on preceding albums. As you\u2019d imagine if you\u2019re familiar with the band it\u2019s still deeply felt, slightly introspective and brooding.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Nostalgia\u2019s Glass\u2019 looks back at the music of The Underground Youth<\/a>, forming new songs in a style reminiscent of the band’s past, whilst lyrically condemning the nostalgia that the album is itself guilty of\u201d, writes guitarist\/vocalist Craig Dyer.<\/p>\n

It starts in dramatic and epic fashion with \u2018Emilie\u2019; not quite a Spector wall of sound but it\u2019s big with a bit of swagger to it. \u00a0Craig Dyer\u2019s baritone voice seems to be getting deeper and richer with age and the sound more fuller and more cinematic, nothing lo-fi about it these days.<\/p>\n

\u2018I Thought I Understood\u2019 sounds taut with longing and loss; a driving bass and exquisite guitar giving the perfect example of the artful post punk noir sound that this band has made their own, slightly wistful but undefeated and positive.<\/p>\n

The desperate and yearning feeling persists for \u2018Finite As It Is\u2019 \u2013 the distorted fuzz and crashing drums replicating the feel of the opening track. This album may be reflecting on previous styles and themes but there also seems to be something new metamorphosing out of the ghosts and shadows; a dense grandeur that has been hinted at before over the last handful of years.<\/p>\n

The pace and style changes somewhat with \u2018Another Country\u2019 which feels like a brief link back to \u2018The Falling\u2019 with a more minimal, slightly Velvet Underground feel. \u2018Frame Of Obsession\u2019 takes us to the secret depths of the psyche, building to a stormy crescendo – the tone is sinister and murderously\u00a0 but beautiful and rich sounding. The track features distinctive \u00a0backing vocals from Lucy Kruger whose previous work as half of Medicine Boy had that same intimate and personal feel that typifies The Underground Youth and that makes you feel almost voyeuristic at times, as if you\u2019re seeing too much of the soul exposed.<\/p>\n