Album Review: Lo Moon - 'I Wish You More Than Luck'
Los Angeles' four-piece hit a gallant stride in reflective third.
The quartet have been a vital soundscape traversing roads and rubble via scenic drives with their alternative psych-pop blends.
The four-piece have traversed their fair share of music already. When the debut release of Loveless appeared out of nowhere in 2018 - led by Lowell's falsetto magnificence - it was apparent that the band would soon become a component to the ethereal easy-living luxuries of indie rock. Soon after the flight of the self-titled took off in the same year, the band were known for their songs that swoon, stretch and glide like an albatross over sea air. In fact, it's these subtle delicacies of Lo Moon that have transfixed fans since early-2018.
Right off the stretch of their prior album 2022's A Modern Life, the idea for their next album struck Lowell swiftly on the heels of the last. The band's third outing - demonstrative in the usual rich-gold melodic hooks - revolves entirely around a single unifying idea forged from acts of living. It touches home the bittersweet pondering of leaving things behind - heard on Water - and the joyous occasions that linger in the mind long after they happened.
Evidence, meanwhile, plays through a soured relationship before it builds into a tense parade of airy vocals (as foolish as it was) as a full coating of instruments dance and play over one another. Equally, it's introspectively indulgent as Lowell ponders on Borrowed Hills, "When you're looking for the truth, on the borrowed hills of youth. It's anybody's guess what will happen / Everybody wants to imagine / They can fly once in their lifetime / Sail right past the marigold moon." It's a heavily sedated number, awash with synth and guitar.
Arguably, I Wish You Way More Than Luck is the bands' most accomplished yet. Ambitious in colour and detail, it demonstrates the sonic leaps and bounds the collective have made ever since their inception.
Words by Alex Curle
