The Bevis Frond | We're Your Friends, Man Album Download

The Bevis Frond | We're Your Friends, Man Album Review:

Review By Allmusic:

In 1987, Nick Saloman released his first homemade recordings as the Bevis Frond, Inner Marshlandand Miasma, a pair of albums that made him sound like the most exciting new British artist of 1968. Time moves inexorably onward for the rest of us, but Saloman is still deep in the throes of vintage psychedelia, and 2018's We're Your Friends, Man makes it clear he has no intention of being dragged into the 21st century any time soon. If you've been following the Bevis Frond over the past three decades, We're Your Friends, Man will hold few surprises for you. The central focus of this music is still the looking-skyward murmur of Saloman's vocals, the gently trippy bent of his melodies, and the sheets of gale-force guitar solos he lays over it all that invoke the spirits of Neil Young and David Gilmour (at least when he isn't strumming his acoustic). Some might bemoan the lack of expansive creative ambition in Saloman's work, but the truth is, he knows what works for him, and he's very good at it. Saloman and his bandmates -- guitarist Paul Simmons, bassist Adrian Shaw, and drummerDave Pearce -- sound fresh and committed on We're Your Friends, Man, and while this set stretches 20 tunes across two discs, nothing here sounds tossed off or meant as filler. Saloman's skills as a tunesmith and guitarist are in great shape, and one's reaction to the extended soloing on tracks like "Lead On" (which runs eight minutes) and "You're on Your Own" (13 minutes!) might be a matter of taste, but if you have a soft spot for the guitar heroes of the Golden Age of Psych, you're almost certain to enjoy them. And while Saloman's electric side dominates this album, the acoustic-oriented "Venom Drain," "Little Orchestras," and "Mad Love" confirm he knows how to maintain his focus at a lower volume. If you've ever enjoyed the Bevis Frond's journey through the past, We're Your Friends, Manproves that they (he?) haven't lost a bit of their vision and skill, and while it's hard to say where one should start investigating the Bevis Frond's massive body of work, this will give you the lay of the land just as well as most of their albums.

The Bevis Frond | We're Your Friends, Man Album Info:

Release Date: December 7, 2018

Duration: 01:24:29

Genre: Pop/Rock

Styles: Alternative/Indie Rock

Indie Rock

Neo-Psychedelia

Recording Location: Appleyard Studios

Robertsbridge

Graffite Studios, Bexhill

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Enjoy Nick Saloman	The Bevis Frond	6:09
2	We're Your Friends, Man Nick Saloman	The Bevis Frond	3:26
3	Pheromones Nick Saloman	The Bevis Frond	2:18
4	Lead On Nick Saloman	The Bevis Frond	8:17
5	In the Leaves Nick Saloman	The Bevis Frond	3:36
6	Little Orchestras Nick Saloman	The Bevis Frond	3:44
7	Growing Nick Saloman	The Bevis Frond	4:16
8	A Hard Way To Learn Nick Saloman	The Bevis Frond	2:43
9	Young Man's Game Nick Saloman	The Bevis Frond	3:40
10	Venom Drain Nick Saloman	The Bevis Frond	3:56
11	Theft	The Bevis Frond
12	Gig Bag	The Bevis Frond
13	I Was A Bird	The Bevis Frond
14	Old Wives Tales	The Bevis Frond
15	When You Cast Me Out	The Bevis Frond
16	Birds of Prey	The Bevis Frond
17	And Relax...	The Bevis Frond
18	The Steeple Doesn't Reach the Sky	The Bevis Frond
19	Mad Love	The Bevis Frond
20	You're on Your Own	The Bevis Frond