Postcards From Jeff - Postcards From Jeff EP (Alien
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| Postcards From Jeff - EP |
Ah Manchester. I have some very
fond memories of the city and some wonderful friends clutched close to its
bosom. Josh Worthington is also from Manchester and he likes to produce records
and then, in his spare time, create spacey, dreamy indie jangles under the
guise of Postcards From Jeff in the comfort of his own home. And why not. This
unusually short EP (just three tracks) starts with 'A House' which has
sumptuous layers of organs, a galloping rhythm and the kind of vocals that
we've come to know and love from our Manchester bands and the likes of Bernard
Sumner. Then comes a Flight Of The Conchords song title if ever I heard one in
'Agoraphobic House Party' which floats and weaves effortlessly through a field
virtual corn like some graceful electronic bird soaking up the summer rays.
This could easily be the work of Gilbert or a live Lemon Jelly release such is
the effortless blend between electronic melodies and organic songwriting. The
final track of this mini trilogy is 'Awake' which, arguably, has a little more
punch to it than the other two tracks but it is also undeniably filmic in approach
and would be perfect for an American indie flick in the vein of Juno or
basically anything else with Michael Cera in it. Josh is clearly a talented guy
and I can't deny that he's caught my attention but I wouldn't mind seeing what
he can do if he really goes for it as I think he could achieve something akin
to what the Flaming Lips produce on a regular basis. Once again, well played
Manchester.
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