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Artist......: The Spook School
Album.......: Could It Be Different?
Label.......: Slumberland Records
Genre.......: Rock
Catnr.......: SLR227
Source......: CD
Rip.date....: 2018-02-02
Str.date....: 2018-01-26
Quality.....: 862kbps/44.1kHz/2 channels
Url.........: http://www.slumberlandrecords.com
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1. Still Alive 3:13
2. Best of Intentions 1:56
3. Less Than Perfect 2:51
4. Keep in Touch 3:37
5. Bad Year 3:51
6. Alright (Sometimes) 3:03
7. I Only Dance When I Want To 2:48
8. I Hope She Loves You 2:11
9. While You Were Sleeping 2:44
10. Body 3:19
11. High School 3:58
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,: If a debut LP is an artist's introduction to the world and their :,
: sophomore release is their now or never moment, their third is :
:' their most cathartic: they've made it out, they're here. ':
,: Glasgow, Scotland's indiepop optimists The Spook School, despite :,
: personal and political obstacle, made it out, and their latest :
:' full-length Could It Be Different? is here. It's been a journey ':
,: of self-discovery and feel-good realism; modern, dance-friendly :,
: indiepop fueling the fun. They made a name for themselves for :
:' their exultant and empowering pop, and now, they've shown real ':
,: growth in nuance. :,
: :
:' The Spook School are Nye Todd (guitar/vocals), Anna Cory ':
,: (bass/vocals), Adam Todd (guitar/vocals) and Niall McCamley :,
: (drums). Since forming in 2012, they've released two records to :
:' critical acclaim: 2013's "Dress Up," a gender-binary ':
,: eradicating releaseùnoisy, cheery pop critical of social :,
: construction and its limitations, and 2015's "Try to Be :
:' Hopeful," a celebration of queer and trans identities from a ':
,: place of newfound self-assurance. The band, whose name :,
: originates from the Glasgow School, have lived a lot of life :
:' since then: "Could It Be Different?" was written from space ':
,: that follows aplomb. "You're comfortable with yourself, as much :,
: as you ever can be but you have to live with that person :
:' anyway," Nye says of the record, "There are more questions than ':
,: answers. That's why the title works wellùit has that insecurity :,
: to it." Adam agrees, "It also comes from a place of feeling like :
:' everything definitely isn't alright now," pausing. "Maybe ':
,: things could change?" :,
: :
:' "Could It Be Different?" is, well, differentùit's a ':
,: collaborative album of personal storytelling that works through :,
: life's hardships with positivityùeven at their most beaten down, :
:' The Spook School manage to find hope free of naivety. That's ':
,: clear the second the album opens with "Still Alive," and its :,
: ascending chorus (and soon-to-be crowd favorite) of "Fuck You, :
:' I'm Still Alive," written by Nye after surviving an emotionally ':
,: abusive relationship. The song avoids villainizing the past, :,
: instead, it celebrates the present and welcomes the unknown :
:' future. ':
,: :,
: The energy of working through the wicked exists all over "Could :
:' It Be Different?" "Bad Year" makes personal connections with ':
,: universal ennui, the debilitating feeling of an atrocious :,
: political climate and the desire to do better. "I wrote the :
:' lyrics the day after the Brexit vote in the U.K. I was feeling ':
,: very despondent," Nye explains. "There's this pressure when :,
: something bad happens, to immediately be able to cope and know :
:' exactly what to do. Sometimes you need to take a moment for ':
,: understanding before making a contribution." In "Body," the band :,
: struggles with image while coming to terms with the criticality :
:' of self-love. For Nye, it's a present journey after learning to ':
,: embrace his trans identity. "Less Than Perfect" and closer "High :,
: School" recall youthful insecurity and the road to becoming :
:' comfortable with who you areùself-consciousness isn't something ':
,: we all grow out of, but it's something we all can relate :,
: toùadolescence can be traumatizing, but learning to love :
:' yourself is invaluable. ':
,: :,
: "Could It Be Different?" is a human releaseùa record full of the :
:' insecurities and anxiety that arrive after self-awareness, in ':
,: learning something new and potentially frightening about :,
: yourself. But at it's heart is joyùthere's no desolation on the :
:' LP, because The Spook School manage to find light in moments of ':
,: darkness. All things glum must passùeven if hope comes only in :,
: the form of acceptance. "We try to take sad songs and not shy :
:' away from them, but come out thinking æthings will change.' ':
,: Otherwise everything would be dreadful and I feel bad enough as :,
: it is," Niall laughs. "We need a bit of light in our lives." :
:' Adam agrees, "We started this for fun. We want our shows to be ':
,: fun. We want the people who come to our shows to feel welcomed, :,
: and to have fun. There's a bit of party in our songs, no matter :
:' what the subject matter is." Why cry when you can dance? ':
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