San Francisco fourpiece The Umbrellas placed themselves firmly at the indie-pop top table with the soaring success of their 2021 self-titled debut album and its 2022 follow up 7” Write It In The Sky.
Split between Slumberland (US) and Tough Love Records (UK), new album Fairweather Friend finds the band bolstered by added melodic muscle and a further refined songwriting sweep. A bold and beautiful step forward, its creative use of texture and harmony sees the group’s crystalline pop punch strike its fiercest blow yet.
From the full-hearted power-jangle of Goodbye to the show-stopping emotional release of Say What You Mean, the album is nothing short of a pop juggernaut breathless in its giddy execution. When the band rock out on cuts such as Toe The Line and Gone, the excitement is palpable, the energy electric.
The sound of a band in fullest flight, Fairweather Friend is an essential listen for anybody moved by the unique magic of the forever flourishing Bay Area underground. Out now on vinyl/CD/digital, you can order the album here.
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