Without fail, the middle of September brings with it a desperate refusal to let summer go, the worry that you haven't made the best of it as well as the faded nostalgia of every previous year as you catalogue the latest amidst barely browning leaves and misty-eyed regret, readying your pencil case for the traditional start of school.
This week, Album Club does just that.
We say goodbye to summer with Miracle Fortress's 2007 debut LP 'Five Roses'. Unaware of this album's existence until brought up by #5's guest host, I've only had chance to spin it twice and instantly it reminds me (almost aptly) of the first two album club albums. The title instrumental echoes synths like something I'd forgotten or a moomin and I found myself watching questionably dubbed cartoons on Channel four before my parents woke up. Never has Brian Wilson been so reinvoked as he has been over the past few years of post-animal collective indie, to the point that I hope Wilson is sat somewhere, blanket draped over his lap, being played these records under the illusion they're his and feeling content with his place in music history.
It was Wilson himself who regarded our second album Rubber Soul as elevating the album to the forefront of pop craftsmanship. Introspection, hesitation and reminiscence blend far beyond the formulaic romance of collarless jackets and merseybeats. Whether it was motown or Dylan or the freedom of complete creative control this time, Rubber Soul is lyrically unlike the pop of 1965. It's exploration of sound (sitars, affected and effected piano) hardly feels noteworthy from today's listening station but only because they were successful enough to become part of popular music's foundations. The record lopes wistfully, sighs heavily and wraps you in a brown paper apt for the turning of autmn. It is easy to forget how resonant songs can be when you've taken them for granted.
Additional note: Album Club #5's poster has been the victim of circumstance but I can assure you that it is several stitches (literally) away from being blogged. I must apologize for the lateness.
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