The Boyfriends - The Boyfriends

Review by alex_snax

Decades pass and many things stay the same. People get attached to old woolly cardigans, buildings remain but become a bit dirtier, and some indie bands cling to retroactive sounds. And The Boyfriends prove this with their almost-'80s C86 sound. The feel of this eponymous album is akin to the bedsit brigade of bands like The Wedding Present and The Pastels, and if you were being nice at times you might say they echo the sound of The Smiths...»