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Holiday And The Adventure Pop Collective – Songs For Feeling Strong

I found this band a little twee on first listen,although,oddly enough the first influence I thought of when hearing them was Leonard Cohen,who is by no means twee. They do have quite a solid sound and a bit of a country feel to their music. The band have been together for ten years and there are a multitude of influences here. Don’t dismiss them as just being a wannabe Beach Boys(forgive me if that sounds too harsh).They have a lot of sensitivity and a good yearning quality to their songs. The name of the group is a bit of a baffler though. The Adventure Pop Collective by itself would have been more appropriate.
The varied guitars on this album kept me listening. A band to appear on Jools Holland’s next series.

By Juliet Robertson