This album has a little bit of everything, so it’s near impossible to not enjoy in some capacity. Calculated and cohesive, there’s very few misses. Most tracks showcase the individual musicians’ artistry that finds the collective group feeling conviction toward their experimentation at the heart of the record. Definitely much room to grow from a lyrical and songwriting standpoint, but an impressive debut nonetheless.
Leeds-based English Teachers' eclectic debut album This Could Be Texas grows organically on the listener. The strength lies in the detailed sound landscape, in the unwillingness to adhere to genre conventions, in Lily Fontaine's fantastic lyrics and expression, but perhaps most of all in the musical skills. An epic album by a group of youngsters whose future looks bright.
"They say these would be the best tears of your life"