Five Of Cups: Gold Vinyl LP John Metcalfe You could argue that after

You could argue that after seven studio albums a covers album might seem a somewhat step back creatively

Since it’s initial release in 2013

reaching deep into the underbelly of the American South

“Nobody” finds the Shacks re-interpreting Phil Spector’s Wagnerian approach to rock & roll

released via Nude Records

Five Of Cups: Gold Vinyl LP John Metcalfe You could argue that afterFive of Cups opens with the title track, establishing the albums auditory and thematic modus operandi from the get go. Holy Waves lysergic textural palette is immediately apparent in the songs woozy synth lead and anti gravity guitar jangle, but the atypical chord progressions and vocal melody steers the music away from anodyne escapism into a pensive grappling between self determination and defeatism. Holy Wave continue to ride the wistful and