The Lucksmiths

Reviews

Where Were We? (CD) Candle
This collection of singles, compilation tracks and demos includes alternative versions of Lucksmiths favourites 'Southernmost' and 'The Great Dividing Range'. Also here are the wonderful 'Cassingle Revival' making it onto digital for the first time, and the wonderful 'A Downside To The Upstairs'. Despite the fact that these songs are culled from a variety of sources, the Lucksmiths' songs have a consistency of sound and quality that is well suited to such compilations.

Why Doesn't That Surprise Me? (CD) Candle
For a band whose sound has barely changed over half a dozen previous releases, the subtle inclusion of additional instrumentation here is downright adventurous, and it pays off too. The usual guitars and puns are still there, but arguably the sweeping strings are what make 'The Great Dividing Range' one of the best songs that the band have recorded, whilst the sublime 'How To Tie A Tie' benefits from a fluegelhorn solo and the rare appearance of a female vocal.

Greatest Hits (Cassette) Candle
This cheekily titled release from The Lucksmiths actually consists of two new songs, released on cassette only. If further explanation is required, the excellent opening song is titled The Cassingle Revival, a tale of lost summers and lost love: "Your loyalties are divided between digital and vinyl, but I'm biding time til the cassingle revival, because you promised when it happens you'll return."