Spearmint - Are You From the Future?

  by Dixie Ernill

published: 24 / 2 / 2020

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Spearmint have been a going concern for close to a quarter of a century and, having been lucky enough to see them play live in Manchester’s now defunct Roadhouse venue back in the late 1990s, I have been a keen fan ever since. Whilst not every release has completely hit the mark with me, the band has been pretty consistent (as shown by a couple of excellent B-side and obscurities compilations along the way). Indeed, the likes of 'A Different Lifetime' and 'Paris in a Bottle' are top notch alternative Britpop albums in their own right. New release 'Are You From the Future? is a definite return to form and has all the hallmarks of the loved Spearmint sound – lush orchestration and a mixture of sung and spoken vocals. Essentially this is a love album, or at least an album that examines the various facets of love and relationships in well crafted melody and clever observational lyrics such as stunning highlight 'Thomas', with its cute twist at the end. 'Senseless' questions the sanity of falling in love, even though we all do it and 'I Don’t Sleep Well Without You' recalls those nights away from a loved one. Similarly, 'Fireflies' gently reminisces and the achingly brilliant 'St Thomas in the Darkness' rings out with the wonderful "You are the girl/you are the one." Maybe falling in love isn’t so bad after all? Elsewhere lead single '24 Hours in A and E' has a lovely dance feel, while 'Pick the Papers Up' has a poignant political dig in these uncertain times. There are even more gems here too, but grab this album, crank up the volume and dance barefoot round the kitchen to find out for yourself! Go buy!

Track Listing:-

1 24 Hours In A&E
2 Pick The Paper Up
3 Senseless
4 Fireflies
5 Thomas
6 I Don't Sleep Well Without You
7 Boom Boom Boom
8 As I Write This
9 St Thomas In The Darkness
10 I Met A Boy
11 The West Pier
12 It Won't Happen To Me

Band Links:-

https://www.facebook.com/pages/spearmint/50665287734
http://www.spearmint.net/
http://www.hitbackonline.co.uk/acatalog/Spearmint.html

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