{"id":28280,"date":"2026-04-09T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=28280"},"modified":"2026-04-08T21:41:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:41:33","slug":"uni-boys-uni-boys-curation-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=28280","title":{"rendered":"Uni Boys \u2013 \u2018Uni Boys\u2019 (Curation Records)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The eponymous new album from Californian power pop four-piece Uni Boys is their third for Curation Records and a step up sonically for the band. Formed in high school by chief songwriters Noah Nash and Reza Matin, the band self-released a couple of albums before signing to Curation for their third long player, \u2018Do It All Next Week\u2019 and the following \u2018Buy This Now!\u2019, which gained attention with the production work of The Lemon Twigs duo Brian & Michael D\u2019Addario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This time, roping in Lemon Twigs knob twiddler Paul D. Millar, The Uni Boys recorded live to tape in analogue like the old cats did it, and the product of those 2-week sessions is this wonderful 12-track album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If jangly guitars, multi-layered vocals and sugary sweet melodies are your thing, then Uni Boys have something for you. Lead single \u2018I Don\u2019t Wanna Dream Anymore\u2019 is a great starting point for the uninitiated. Killer \u201970s-inspired power pop perfection, with a great hook you\u2019ll swear you\u2019ve heard before. Millar\u2019s vocal drawl and the instrumental dynamics bring to mind The Knack, not for the first time and surely not the last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Album opener \u2018Victim Of Myself\u2019 with its infectious bubblegum melodies is Redd Kross on helium, ditto \u2018Want You Back\u2019. Elsewhere, the fantastic \u2018You\u2019ll Curse His Name Again\u2019 is the epitome of \u2018Beatlesque\u2019. Do you catch the theme going on here? It\u2019s all pretty upbeat, it’s all pretty catchy, and every song is a potential single.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The D\u2019Addario brothers’ influence comes through on the likes of the quirky \u2018Maybe I\u2019m Wrong\u2019 with its bouncy bassline and sugary sweet chorus, it\u2019s a definite stand out track, and latest single \u2018Your So (Phisticated)\u2019 could be the greatest power pop song of recent times, and if not, it\u2019s certainly got the best title! Those layered harmonies are so lush, you\u2019ll be singing that chorus the second time round, and believe me, it won\u2019t leave your brain anytime soon. Silver Sun, anyone? If you know, you know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything about this album reeks of retro 70\u2019s from the album art, the band’s fashion sense, and on to the simple girl meets boy lyrics to the crisp and simple production. I love everything about this record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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