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Artist | Alpaca Sports
Title | When You Need Me The Most
Genre | Indie Format | Album
Source | CDDA Time | 21:43
Label | Luxury Store | 2015
Catalog | LUX121 Rip | 2018
Bitrate | 250 kbps Size | 40.91 MB
Freq | 44.1 kHz Encoder | Lame 3.98.4
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01. Just Like Them 2:14
02. Need Me The Most 2:56
03. There's No One Like You 3:27
04. I Love You 3:09
05. Where'd You Go 2:54
06. When I Hold You 3:55
07. My Favourite Girlfriend 3:08
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With a 100% indie pop sound that harks back to the softer side of Sarah
Records and the tiny labels that followed in their wake, Sweden's Alpaca
Sports were formed in late 2011 by Andreas Jonsson. Having previously been
in a band called Bluekicks with his childhood friend Carl Jirestedt,
Jonsson struck out on his own, but called on several friends to help him
with his musical vision. Chief among them were Jirestedt and vocalist
Amanda Akerman (both of whom became de facto members of the band), and
producer Kalle von Hall.
They worked on the first single, 2012's "Just For Fun", which was released
by the Swedish label Luxury. It was the start of a long relationship, as
the label released the "She'll Come Back For Indian Summer" and "I Was
Running" singles in 2012 and the "As Long As I Have You", "Telephone" and
"He Doesn't Even Like You" singles in 2013. Each record had a distinctive
cover created by Japanese artist Ray Kimura. Alpaca Sports' profile grew
with each single, enchanting fans of classic indie pop worldwide with their
sweetness and songs. The band played a well-received set at the 2013 NYC
Popfest, while also featuring at the Madrid Popfest and Indietracks.
In 2014 they issued another single, "Just Like Johnny Marr," then followed
it with the "Sealed With A Kiss" album, which included many of the singles.
After signing with Spain's Elefant label, they returned in 2015 with the
mini-LP "When You Need Me Most". The record featured input from Fireflies'
Lisle Mitnik, who recorded his parts in Chicago, and Ladybug Transistor's
Gary Olson and Julia Rydholm, who recorded in Brooklyn, and was produced by
Ian Catt (Field Mice, Saint Etienne) in his London studio.
"When You Need Me The Most" calls on some of the finest producers and
musicians of indie pop past and present to help the core trio of Jonsson,
Akerman, and guitarist Jirestedt make some magic. Working from his Chicago
home, Lisle Mitnik of Fireflies contributed guitar, vocals, and synth
strings, Ladybug Transistor's Gary Olson and Julia Rydholm recorded trumpet
and bass, respectively (drums too), at Olson's Brooklyn studio, and
legendary producer Ian Catt (who worked with the Field Mice on all of their
records) put it all together at his London studio. All their contributions,
excellent as they are, would have been for naught had Jonsson not written a
batch of lovely, lovestruck songs.
He did exactly that and the mini-LP is just as good as "Sealed", maybe even
a little more satisfying thanks to the little touches Mitnik brings to the
sound and Catt's sure-handed production. The leadoff track "Just Like Them"
shows how well everything comes together: the bopping 60s beat plays
perfectly against the cheesy synth strings, Jonsson's tough and tender
lyrics are sung with just the right mix of heartbreak and nostalgia by the
duo, and the breakdowns where the handclaps take over are a nice little
hooky arrangement trick.
The rest of the album is just as impressive and almost every song hits as
hard and sticks as much. As a follow-up to a classic album, it works
exactly as it should, making small steps forward while still delivering the
same high levels of pristine songcraft, heartfelt performances, and tweely
lovely indie pop, just about the best around in 2015.
Vinyl always win, but the CD edition features a bonus track. Support!
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