{"id":18564,"date":"2018-07-06T11:55:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T10:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=18564"},"modified":"2019-09-05T18:34:45","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T17:34:45","slug":"artist-of-the-month-april-towers-certified-freaky-album-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/artist-of-the-month-april-towers-certified-freaky-album-review\/","title":{"rendered":"ARTIST OF THE MONTH: APRIL TOWERS – ‘Certified Freaky’ – Album Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jeeeeeez<\/b> this album has been a long time coming. Legit, when I first got excited about this album the last World Cup were on. <\/span><\/p>\n

Now, hopefully this review won\u2019t date badly, but as I write this, England have got their shit together and the entire country has basically gone mental for them. <\/span><\/p>\n

Nusic – why are you talking about football?<\/span><\/p>\n

Cos, this is all a genius metaphor to say in that four years, <\/span>APRIL TOWERS<\/b><\/a> have produced something bloody brilliant. And a bunch of peeps may get tattoos that say \u2018<\/span>Certified Freaky<\/span><\/i>\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

Maybe.<\/span><\/p>\n

The tracklist is almost like a greatest hits. Straight in on track numero uno, you get one of the catchiest guitar riffs your ear bits have ever consumed, and you\u2019re a fucking liar if you say you don\u2019t sing along to it.<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019re then hit with two (relatively) new tracks, <\/span>\u2018Modern Psyche\u2019<\/span><\/i>, and \u2018<\/span>One Night<\/span><\/i>\u2019. Both full of synthy goodness that would make a New Order fan cream their cargo shorts. <\/span><\/p>\n

SMASH HIT ALERT: then we\u2019re hit with fan favourite \u2018<\/span>Tel Aviv<\/span><\/i>\u2019, which still transports me back to sweaty lil <\/span>Jam Cafe<\/b><\/a>\u00a0in 2014 having a proper good bop. I say that, I can\u2019t remember much of it, but I remember liking it so much I drunkenly tried to download it and accidentally bought some Canadian Rock band called <\/span>April Wine<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n

We get a bit a emosh on \u2018<\/span>The Last Light\u2019<\/span><\/i>. Electro-emosh (should defo be a sub-genre). It\u2019s the kind of song that makes you wanna hug \u2018em, for both the emotional content AND the fact that it\u2019s a bloody beautifully written song. And that\u2019s before you get to \u2018<\/span>The Only Way Up is Down<\/span><\/i>\u2019, a song that\u2019ll make you weep more than if Kane misses a penalty tomorrow. #hugsforAT<\/span><\/p>\n

Overall, it\u2019s a beauty of a project, and yes, as cliche as it is – it really was worth the wait. <\/span><\/p>\n

I can certify that.<\/span><\/p>\n

#tumbleweed<\/span><\/p>\n

Yours in Love of New Music,
\n<\/span>Sam Nahirny x<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jeeeeeez this album has been a long time coming. Legit, when I first got excited about this album the last World Cup were on. Now, hopefully this review won\u2019t date badly, but as I write this, England have got their shit together and the entire country has basically gone mental for them. Nusic – why…<\/p>\n

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