In the world of The Coral it will always be 1966/1967. When these six schoolmates founded this band in 1996 - in the nearby Liverpool town of Hoylake - they must have listened endlessly to the debut records of The Byrds, The Doors and Rubber Soul and Revolver by the Beatles. Music that today is said to be timeless and that sounds pleasantly dated in the hands of The Coral. Their fifth album is also
… full of light psychedelic sixties pop with injections of country and folk. The references with the aforementioned names are very clear, but with memorable melodies and meticulous instrumentations there is no tendency towards epigonism. Their sound, in which acoustic rhythm guitars, subtly wailing electric guitars and ghostly organ parts dominate, even has something fresh. Then even the cover photos may seem straight from the sixties, the era in which the band members were not even born yet. (MR)more
