Indeed, first single "You're So Good" has Tindale and Cafiso both sounding notably Lightbody-esque over simple, crunching guitars, and the lyrics share Lightbody's intra-relationship emotional space without his string-yanking specificity. In their sonic appropriations, Joy Zipper most resemble Snow Patrol's polished Final Straw. By the record's end, songs like horn-lightened "World Doesn't Care", catchy yet endlessly repetitive "Rockdove", and diaphanous, immersive finale "Holy Driver" return to the band's status quo. The Belle & Sebastian pop of "Anything You Sent" is another exception, veering dangerously close at the chorus to the "come on, come on and dance all night" section of Lovin' Spoonful's "Summer in the City". Shortly, though, the typical swirly Shields-isms snuff the budding retro-rock in familiar shoegaze-era production values. First track "Go Tell the World" all but sends up the band's frequent White Stripes comparisons (y'know, 'cause they're a couple) with Tindale's talky, blues-based vocals calling out over a swinging drum beat. At the outset, Joy Zipper's latest looks to augur a slight shift.
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