The Keepsakes - Bells (mp3)
Somehow I let eight months pass without mentioning it, but The Keepsakes released their debut album back in April, finally committing to tape (or hard drive) many of the finest guitar pop songs written in Adelaide in recent years. The album for the most part makes good on Wignall's knack for pretty amazing songs with effortless, buoyantly acrobatic melodies all delivered in his great Lucksmith-y voice with a distinctly Australian sound. The guitars are at times crunchy and at others soft, but always catchy and brimming with a relaxed suburban bliss. With this record we've finally had a chance to enjoy one of Adelaide's most naturally gifted songwriters in full flight, something hinted at throughout his involvement in bands from Zeta to Deja Entendu. Although admittedly the production does seem to dull the edges of some of the live favourites, and to me no full band recording will ever top last year's acoustic demo of 'Paper Bridges', it's still a darn good listen.
After absconding to the US after the release and leaving his bandmates to their own devices with 20th Century Graduates, it seems like the band have wound themselves down a tad in recent months while Wignall busies himself with new band Oh Minor. That said, their brief semi-appearance at the Honey Pies album launch in November with Mark Curtis on extra guitar was a fun reminder of just how good they and the songs on their album can be.
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