The latest release from So-Cal shoegazer pop-rockers The Lassie Foundation comes with much anticipation. It's been three years since they last gave us The El Dorado LP. Now it's been rumored that this might be the last album from this historic band, but this sure doesn't sound like a swan song. It sounds like a band that has reinvented itself to help reestablish its place in the industry. Being their first release on Northern Records, it will be interesting to see if the band sees more commercial success.
Face Your Fun is an album straight out of the 1980s. While the music sounds familiar, that doesn't mean it's not fresh and new. Harkening the sounds of U2, Echo and the Bunnymen, and many other '80s artists, The Lassie Foundation takes these sounds and spins them in their own unique way. Wayne Everett has never sounded better, especially after all their famous feedback has been stripped away on this album. Everett doesn't have that wall of noise to hide behind, and because of this, it makes him a stronger vocalist. The lyrical quality here is also of the highest value. Everett shapes his words in clever and meaningful ways.
Overall, The Lassie Foundation definitely doesn't sound like a band that's about to hang it up for good. If they happen to leave us with this album, they'll definitely go out on top of their game. Hopefully they'll choose to stick around.
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