Electric Cables

This has been the perfect soundtrack to the summer. Just the thing for a sunny afternoon in the garden and if, by some remote chance, the rain's lashing down instead, `Electric Cables' reminds you that sunshine's never that far away. As mentioned in the other review all of the tracks drift pleasantly by, gently chiming guitars weaving together with rippling flutes and some subtle electronics. But there are some standout tracks; `Sweetness in Her Spark' could have been a hit as a good old fashioned pop single and `Sunlight to the Dawn' ends the album on a gorgeous spiraling coda. Apart form the sheer tunefulness of everything, there are few clues to leading Lightship Gerard Love's full-time job with the still-excellent Teenage Fanclub, the gleefully fuzzed guitar in `Silver & Gold' being an exception. Don't get the idea that this is superficial or disposable music though, there's real depth to the writing and arranging here and each play reveals some new twist or nuance in the often deceptively simple songs.Hopefully `Electric Cables' isn't the last recording this collective will make. It's one of those albums I often reach for when I'm not sure what to put on and after a couple of tracks find myself nodding smugly and thinking `good call' (and certainly better than some lagers I can think of!) so it gets five stars from me.

Not quite what you’d expect from Gerry Love as there are more late Pastels style pretty tunes on this rather than the Big Star / Byrdsy epics he wrote for Teenage Fanclub. Rather than the mellow sound of Teenage Fanclub’s later years, this has a bit more varied instrumentation with plenty of keyboards and it’s still very much an electric affair. It’s evident here that Gerry Love is still one of the greatest songwriters this island has produced, and I can’t wait to hear what he does next... we need new music from this man!

There is gorgeous breakdown in the middle of the track "Into the City" on the latest (last ?) Teenage Fanclub LP "Shadows." Over delicate guitar strumming Gerry Love gently sings " Feel so alive" in a state of bliss and wonder , enraptured by the beauty of the moment. It is one of the loveliest things you will ever hear. This album is very much in that vein , the sound of a man in love with life. If you are open to its charms you will grow to love it for its soulfulness and generosity of spirit.

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A superb, melodic album from Gerard Love, one third of the brilliant song writing team in Teenage Fanclub. Laid back, gorgeous harmonies and a tight rhythm section means this is my favourite album of 2012! If you enjoyed Grand Prix and the peerlesss Songs from Northern Britain by TF you will love this cd!

Only caught this out the corner of my eye whilst buying something else.This has been on frequently since I got it. Gerry's voice in unreal.

Pleasant listening. Gerard knows the score and the songs in the main are a breath of fresh air. The trouble is there isn't a lot of memorable melody to the fore, so I found the album washing over me and at times less than involving. The final track, Sunlight In The Dawn stretches out and let's the players really begin to fly and it's on this track that you hear what could have been. One for fans only.

...... Brilliant..... Love... It