Suggested Friends
Turtle Taxi
Suggested Friends are an indie rock quartet fusing DIY punk roots with the interweaving guitars of '90s indie and a sometimes tongue-in-cheek take on the performative masculinity of '80s rock. There's a tenderness to their songwriting, with lyrics reflecting on cultural malaise, trauma recovery and the banal absurdity of everyday life. 'Turtle Taxi' is their second album and demonstrates just how far they have come from the raw, scuzzy sounds of their debut; unrepentant in letting the pop hooks loose. The choruses are big, harmonies frequent, and guitar solos abound - this is a lush, textured leap forward. Suggested Friends are more confident, acknowledging emotional pain and exploring how this affective space elides with a more expansive sense of injustice in the world. Comes on blue vinyl including download code.