In terms of standout moments there is a versatility too, with the album equally as good when we’re singing along to the optimistic pop-rock of ‘19 Dreams’ which plays with melodies not too dissimilar to Pale Waves, enjoying the electro-pop smile of ‘Someone/Somewhere’ (featuring duo IDER ), or are deep in the acoustic reflections and contemplations of ‘Nevermind’.
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This new lease of life gained by the shedding of skin and the dissolution of the band line-up – Deaf Havana now being solely made up of brothers James and Matty Veck-Gilodi – has allowed The Present Is A Foreign Land to exist.
You see, Deaf Havana isn’t supposed to be here anymore, and to have been deprived of The Present Is A Foreign Land ( SO Recordings ) would have been a great pity, because this is a collection of songs that, while sounding different again to its predecessors, maintains significant identity and is as strong as any previous best work released under the Deaf Havana banner a resounding statement of the vitality of a being that had nearly given up hope and breath. As time and tides have drifted by, and the bottoms of many a bottle have been pointed to the sky, Havana has become less of a “band” and more of a working name for a close duo. From their post-hardcore beginnings, through flirtations with pop-punk, Americana and classic rock, more overt pop music, and indie, the other constant anchor has been the quality of the song-writing of James Veck-Gilodi. Musical progression and development has been a constant and key part of the story of Deaf Havana.