Spector: 'Moth Boys' Album Review

Their first album 'Enjoy It While It Lasts' was released in 2012 and after a long three years, Spector finally returned with album number two, 'Moth Boys'. Having released two singles off of the album in December and February respectively ('Don't Make Me Try' and 'All The Sad Young Men'), the London band returned this August- minus Christopher Burman who left in July 2013- with their follow-up album.

'Moth Boys' is abundant with synths, perhaps the effect of Dev Hynes (of Blood Orange) help to produce the album, which is evidently shown in 'Cocktail Party/Heads Interlude'. Whilst Spector have moved away from the heavier guitar tunes like in 'Celestine' and 'Chevy

Thunder' from their debut, they haven't completely ditched them. The track 'Stay High' is probably one of the more guitar-filled songs on 'Moth Boys'. Frontman Fred MacPherson is still forever crooning over girls throughout the album, from longing for an ex-girlfriend in 'Bad Boyfriend' to singing about modern romance in 'Stay High'. It feels as though Spector have taken Morrissey and The Smiths' melancholy themes and glooming sadness and added disco-type tunes and drenched them in syths. It'd be a crime for me not to write about 'All The Sad Young Men'. There's not much to say other than it's a truly fantastic song and is potentially my favourite of all of Spector's releases. MacPherson's sonorous voice complements the sad tone of the song perfectly, as though he's reassuring everyone who's listened that even if you feel disenchanted and down: "it's okay".

After a short run of in-store shows at the likes of HMV Manchester and Banquet Records Kingston, Spector will head out on a full UK headline tour this autumn, finishing on the 29th October at London's Heaven.