Band: Freelance Whales
Album: Weathervanes
Best song: “Starring” is really nice, “Hannah” is fucking brilliant. “Kilojoules” is good. “Location” isn’t bad.
Worst song: “We Could Be Friends” is mediocre.

Effort is really nice in a band, but “trying too hard” is definitely something no one wants to cop. A lot of modern “indie” bands do this, but many do it with aplomb. Still, that disctinction is a fine line that no one quite understands.
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