punch in // punch out
punch punch beneath the counter
rocka number in thy mouth
get down in a get up
i never would of chose
discounts for honeys
'neath the bossman's nose
cats lives up to high five
the wind blows you home
for the tv dinner
fractured ambition
rocked a hammock for a sling
the error of an era
a divorcee's ring
"keep your mouth shut
or you'll be shut down"
you can shut the stable door
but the horse is out
because when I go
there'll be someone else
and my name'll just be something
that'll ring a bell
cats lives up to high five
and the wind blows you home
for a tv dinner
Smoothly soothing 80's-styled indie-pop, with beautiful harmonies, these two friends have made a wistfully wry album rich in summer vibes and autumnal emotion.
The production is superbly warm; bedsit intimacy with studio clarity. And even though most songs follow well-worn pop templates, others are wonky enough to mark this out as something more.
Hopefully, this isn't a one-off, because HAMJAM has a lot to offer.
Michael Mueller
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