The new album from Its Karma Its Cool is the bands fourth forray into long Player territory and is entitled ‘One Million Suburban Sunsets’. The band’s 4th is my first, and with an open mind, I ventured into their gentle guitar-led pop tunes, and my initial thoughts were grown-up rock music, not that there is anything wrong with that, but it has a mature edge to it in a grand way, touching on The Killers and possibly a U2 influence here and there. The title track’s breakdown has me feeling Killers vibes for sure, and I do like the guitar solo and rhythm that runs through it.

The band’s arrangements and production are big and paint big landscapes, especially on songs like ‘Swans’ and ’21st Century Meds’, which I particularly liked. It had a great burst of energy when the intro died down, taking me by surprise. In contrast, the melodic ‘Arcades’ follows with some big, almost 80s Then Jerico feel to it.

‘This is a more guitar-heavy album than our previous releases. It should help us shake off the power pop tag (though there’s nothing wrong with power pop)’Goliath’ is a mid-tempo melodic track with layered vocals that ebb and flow. Leaving the pop melody of ‘Explosion’ to take this LP home, and an enjoyable easy-going listen it was. Life isn’t always about wild, challenging music assaulting your senses not all the time anyway, and it’s nice to step out of that comfort zone and listen to something different, and this was a pleasurable jaunt into a guitar-based slice of power pop with big arrangements and cheerful melodies that take the listener to a very different place. It’s about living in this modern world, and what it means to be alive in the 21^st century. And it’s nice to be alive and able to listen to well-crafted albums like this.

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