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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2 JUNIPERS JOIN PORTABLE RADIO on NEW ALBUM...

Junipers Robyn and Joe have joined Manchester outfit Portable Radio and play drums and bass respectively on the new album 'Counting to Three'. The album is out now. Buy it Here!

The new album follows Portable Radios eponymous self titled LP which garnered wonderful reviews, with Shindig magazine praising the “uplifting stellar pop songs” and Piccadilly Records saying “Superb!” and “wonderfully listenable.”
‘Counting To Three’ continues apace, adding more magic and every bit a love letter to ‘70s pop and rock.
There’s sharp pop and baroque and jangling guitars, and their trademark harmonies and gear-changes, but now, you’ll also find Philly orchestrations and Dexy’s brass too! Portable Radio took their time and produced the songs themselves to make for a real gem of an album.
You'll find 13 tracks of West Coast cool, melancholy ballads, bubblegum bangers, and echoes of Wings, 10cc, Lemon Twigs, Of Montreal, Weyes Blood, Nick Lowe, Carole King and more.

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