stay lunar - I Like It When You're Around
Just how much the old scribe loves this kind of song is no mystery: the band from Bristol returns with their mixture of Dreampop and barely noticeable Noise with a fresh track, enchanting for the skilful cheerfulness it manages to convey, making us smile and lose ourselves in a dance caused by a perfect rhythm, with the ups and downs of the criss-crossing guitars that are majestic and the singing that sticks in the head. After the Stop and Go, the finale becomes a subtle noise, finally dragging the listener into a moving demonstration that these guys know how to take care of us.
That's what we need: to meet someone who opens the rays of sunshine for us....
Alex Dematteis
Musicshockworld
Salford
10th February 2023
https://staylunar.bandcamp.com/track/i-like-it-when-youre-around-2