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There are many arresting moments across the new Everlasting Yeah record, but there\u2019s none better than the pure flow of \u2018Myself When I Am Real\u2019. Sure enough, you have great musicians with a provenance that goes back to The Petrol Emotion and then further, to Damian\u2019s place in The Undertones. And for this track, they roll and coil for over seven minutes, relishing their simpatico groove, clearly aware that a cool thing is in process.<\/p>\n
Raymond and Damian throw down expert guitar lines like card sharks, upping the other\u2019s expectations. It\u2019s not frivolous to compare this to the work of Television\u2019s Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd. It\u2019s all surprise and invention, and when the vocals arrive after four minutes of this, you find yourself grinning broadly.<\/p>\n
The previous record by The Everlasting Yeah was the excellent Anima Rising<\/em> in 2014. In the duration, there has been illness and life changes. Happily, Staying Cool Staying Free<\/em> sounds light and engaged. \u2018Rise Up\u2019 proclaims love with a knockabout skill, akin to The Replacements. There\u2019s a folksy interlude with \u2018You Can\u2019t Hold Water\u2019 plus a big opener, \u2018The Girl From Miki City\u2019 that hails New York\u2019s punk ancestors and their mission of artistic liberty.<\/p>\n Ideally, there\u2019s won\u2019t be a ten year wait for album three. The Everlasting Yeah is an affirmative move by longstanding mates to keep their values intact. Nothing to prove but a good deal to appreciate.<\/p>\n