THE third album from New York duo School Of Seven Bells won’t win any awards for originality, but it’s still a classy, well-produced and entertaining effort.
Lyrically, the nine tracks tell the story of a girl named Lafaye, and her memories and experiences, or ghosts, with titles like Low Times, Show Me Love and Scavenger indicative of content.
The breathy vocals of Alejandra Deheza lend themselves well to the occasionally moody synth and electronic beats throughout the album, while work from guitarist and producer Benjamin Curtis helps create uplifting, foot-tapping tunes which owe as much to The Eurythmics and Gary Numan as to Goldfrapp.
Opener The Night and penultimate track White Wind are standouts, with the former as good as any female-led pop hit from the 80s, but there’s little on the album which will stick in your memory and have you listening on a loop for weeks to come.
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