Manchester Music Review
| By Emily Slowlie | |
There aren’t many bands around these days who are capable of making genuinely happy music. Despite the heartbroken sentiments of “Sometimes”, there’s a sunny disposition to everything going on here. Combining pianos with acres of harmony and a lead vocal that often teeters just on the right side of a tune, there is a sure footed but fragile delivery, Merchandise can produce a dazzling output. It seems the outfit are a duo (Brad B Wood and Conrad Astley), yet keeping the arrangements quite sparse works very much tin their favour. “Glitterati” allows them to hold their own with more of the same, although it’s a little more downbeat and searching, as the sustain of an E-Bow glides over the tinkling of keyboards and Bard Wood’s delightfully reflective voice. MMMM |
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