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- Record Label: Big Scary Monsters
- Release Date: Sep 10, 2021
- Summary: The fifth full-length release for the Scottish indie rock band is its first without guitarist Michael Palmer, who left in 2019.
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- Record Label: Big Scary Monsters
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Sep 16, 2021Overall, the frothy melodies, spiraling guitar riffs, and catchy refrains of this newfound aesthetic suits the band well and make Enjoy the View one of the year’s more stimulating aural experiences.
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Sep 16, 2021Enjoy The View will undoubtably please the army of existing Jetpacks fans, yet tracks like Fat Chance could well bring in some new fans. Few bands can still sound on top of their game after 18 years or so, but We Were Promised Jetpacks do, and sound like they’re more than ready for the next 18 years too.
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Sep 16, 2021The instrumentals are less head-on, giving way to subtleties that are new for WWPJ as intricate guitar lines meander alongside the vocal melodies, the touchpoint with the rest of the band’s back catalogue. The less dense sound swings between lightening the tone and turning it far more melancholy.
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Sep 16, 2021A grab-bag of experiments, as the now-trio try on a variety of stylistic hats while they figure out what the future of WWPJ sounds like.