PORTABLE RADIO "COUNTING TO THREE" feat JUNIPERS. ALBUM REVIEW...

 

Shindig! Magazine Review October 2023

As the first Autumn chill approaches, this second album from Manchester pop aggregation Portable Radio is a warm audio blanket to wrap yourself up in.

Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney are obvious reference points for these charming songs that range from the sugar rush of 'Song That You Know' to the subtler flavours of 'Past Downtown'.

While the most rewarding performances happen on lilting ballads like 'Not Today' and 'Muggy', the band may also have found a universal anthem in 'Where There is Love'.

Enhanced throughout by elaborate but not overly busy arrangements that include strings, brass and layered harmonies, this is near-perfect Pop.

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