Hepburns / Rosa, Estella – Architecture of the Age

Vinyl LP pressing. 2021 release. The band formed by Matt Jones, Mike Thomas and Les Mun, The Hepburns, has always been considered one of the most exquisite bands to come out of the C86 era. They have worked with labels as prestigious as Cherry Red and Radio Khartoum, and when they have felt more comfortable self-releasing material, they have done that. Yes, they have many things in common with The Brilliant Corners, The Hit Parade and The Weather Prophets, but their elegant arrangements and harmonies, their admiration for Burt Bacharach and soundtracks by Ennio Morricone and John Barry, add a touch of delicious sophistication to their sound - a sound which is completed with the characters that Matt includes in the songs: charming losers stuck in impossible situations, somewhere between humor and tragedy.

1. The Other Side of Grey
2. Five Miles of Line
3. On the Telephone
4. Move to Wales
5. Seagulls on a Frozen Lake
6. Mermaid
7. What Was Not Became What Was
8. Creature of the In-Between
9. Lockdown to Liverpool
10. Northern Europeans

Label: Elefant Spain

Catalog: 1271

Genre: Rock