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Second album from North East indie rockers Fortitude Valley!
Were still very much the same band, says Fortitude Valleys Laura Kovic, describing the bands triumphant return with second album Part Of The Problem, Baby. But the dials have all just been turned up a bit.
That much is immediately apparent from the off whereas 2021s self-titled debut was a breezily charming coalescence of effortless pop hooks and indie-punk energy, this new effort announces itself with guts and a road-earned sense of self-confidence. Its the sound of a band growing into itself; with a smartly effervescent approach to songwriting and a seemingly inexhaustible supply of swoon-inducing indiepop hooks.
Over the course of Part Of The Problem, Babys ten glorious offerings, we get treated to a miscellany of pop cultural sources of inspiration as a means of tackling themes like distance, personal growth and self-determination. For Kovic, an Australian-born musician living in the UK for almost two decades, the first of those is clearly a big one.
When I was a teenager I couldnt wait to get away, she explains, referencing her upbringing in Brisbane, and now I cant wait to go back each time. My life is now just repeatedly visiting and then feeling sad when I leave, but knowing in my heart that I am where Im supposed to be.
Louder, wiser, in tune with each other and their identity as a collective Fortitude Valley may well remain the same band, but Part Of The Problem, Baby is a step forward on every level.
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