The self-titled debut from Toronto-based collective UWUW (We Are Busy Bodies) is a brilliant, refreshing mash-up of horn-led prog-pop with squalling psych guitars, vocal hooks and intelligent, skew-whiff arrangements. Apparently singer Marker Starling’s lyrics broach apocalyptic thoughts and Jean-Luc Godard’s movie Alphaville, but when the music’s as gauche and avant-funky as Scattered Ashes and Staircase To The End Of The World, the vocals are just another layer in the sunny, uplifting sound.
Ali Ferguson is the guitarist for ex-Genesis/Stiltskin singer Ray Wilson, and the Scot’s third album The Contemplative Power Of Water (Little Blue Room) showcases his seasoned fretwork and composing skills. David Gilmour’s lead style is at the root of Ferguson’s own thick, lyrical and exquisitely controlled electric lines. These, along with his earnest vocals, are couched in ambient…
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