Best known for \u201990s jams like \u201cHere And Now\u201d and \u201cAwake,\u201d Letters To Cleo has returned with their first new music in at least seventeen years. Returning with 4\/5ths of the original lineup (only bassist Scott Riebling is missing), the band has made a record that is sure to please longtime fans.<\/p>\n
By marking their return with only five songs, it gives the listener a chance to get back in the Cleo swing of things. And for non-fans, it gives them a chance to find a couple of decent songs that really stick out for them. Of the five, only the opener \u201cCan\u2019t Say\u201d is a clear standout here, one of the most exciting songs in their catalogue and loaded with sheer energy. It\u2019s not just good for a reunited \u201890s band; it\u2019s just generally good all-around. <\/p>\n
However, the other tracks on this disc are just okay; there is nothing really earth shattering about any of them. The title track is a good slow-burner of a number that really showcases Kay Hanley\u2019s vocals. \u201cHitch A Ride\u201d is just another okay song, though again, not spectacular. Nevertheless, throughout the five songs on this release, drummer Stacy Jones and lead guitarist Michael Eisenstein really showoff what impressive musicians they are.<\/p>\n
\u201cFour Leaf Clover\u201d is another decent track, yet it was still something I couldn\u2019t really sink my teeth into. I was never a gigantic Cleo fan, but I could always appreciate what they brought to the \u201890s alt rock landscape. Still, for longtime fans (like a good friend of mine who still loves that second record of theirs), this is a perfect collection of songs that will remind them why they always loved this band from the get-go.<\/p>\n
What needs to happen next year is a tour that features Veruca Salt, Belly, Letters To Cleo, and either Juliana Hatfield 3 or L7: a great \u201990s tour featuring all female-led bands, sort of the anti-Lilith Fair. Now that would be something to see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":32857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[9886],"rating":[5612],"class_list":["post-44630","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-letters-to-cleo","rating-rating-b-minus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/44630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/44630\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=44630"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=44630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}