Donaher – Gravity And The Stars Above

Self released on 4th February, this is Donaher’s sophomore album release after their 2017 album ‘I Swear My Love Is True’.  This is a band that have been by design, a band that play pop punk with an edginess that can be likened to Fountains Of Wayne, what sets them apart though, is how they are able to somehow make the love song cool again, not since the likes of the Buzzcocks or the Undertones have songs that lyrically might have been relegated to the nearest school disco or teen bedroom, somehow elevate themselves to a place beyond the sleepover record player.   Admittedly the opener ‘Fixer Upper’ with its self criticism that is encased in a sound that not only emits the same feeling, but drives it home perfectly, a stand out that never quite gets bettered, sets the bar maybe a...

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