The Pigeon Detectives // We Met at Sea

“We Met at Sea” is the Pigeon Detectives fourth studio album, and it shows. Gone are any hints of childish try-hard music, that occasionally appeared in previous attempts, replaced with a more confident and comfortable style. Although more rounded, the album sounds live, and real, the kind of band you listen to and then start googling concert dates. For me, ‘Light Me Up’ is one of the big successes of the album, with a catchy riff that you actually won’t mind mumbling to yourself for the rest of the day (or week…), while staying true to the band’s indie-rock-but-maybe-a-little-bit-pop roots, it’s not overly cheesy, and will be a great song to have a dance to in your back garden when the weather gets a bit better! I’d also definitely recommend ‘I Won’t Come Back’; slightly heavier, with an almost Arctic Monkeys feel (maybe it’s a “Northern Indie Band” thing…) The song’s a bit more mature and a little less chick-flick, but it’s really working out for them. This theme is continued with ‘Hold Your Gaze’, another song that’s a little heavier than fans might be used to but equally strong on both lyrics and rhythm, and would definitely be another must-see live track.  Overall, the two-year break has done wonders for the Pigeon Detectives, and this album will give you something else to smile about, other than the image of pigeons with tiny magnifying glasses…