Album Review: Further Joy by The Regrettes

The Regrettes ' sophomore album - garage rock inspired How Do You Love? - was released in the second half of 2019, but for obvious reasons the following year meant a prolonged period of separation for the band. Finally reconvening, twelve months later and out in the Californian desert, Further Joy became the scrapbook for a year's worth of introspection and upheaval. For frontwoman Lydia Night, this album was also an opportunity to outgrow their earlier, riot grrrl informed sound.

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Since forming in 2015, The Regrettes have come a long way from being a teenage punk band releasing garage rock. The American band, known for their unapologetically honest songs, rose to popularity with a string of guitar-driven albums specialising in a smart, stylish hybrid of modern punk and retro new wave. While their records were hailed with adolescent excitement, they also demonstrated a pop sense so keen that it could have been called classicist if it weren't for the nervy, punky energy pulsating through it.

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