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It's nice to see some of the old Sarah Records band either getting back together or simply revving up once again (after never having broken up, St. Christopher comes to mind) . Not sure if England's Secret Shine were in the former or latter category but this is their first record in ages (aside from an ep last year) truthfully I'm just glad to see them again and ALL OF THE STARS is as good as anything they had previously done on the Sarah label. Unlike a lot of the bands on Sarah these guys went more for a shoegaze sound (ala Slowdive or My Bloody Valentine) and things start off briskley with the classic "Voice of the Sea' with those phased out guitars and the dreamyboy/girl vox while "Stars in the Sky" starts off with a car crash of a sound like something off of ISN'T ANYTHING (or Secret Shines debut, UNTOUCHED) and "Hate You When You Smile" again kicks the guitars into overdrive then drifts right into more cooing vocals and was more reminiscent of early Pale Saints. Nice to see the band delivering the goods (most of the songs were co-written by the band leaders Jamie Gingell and Scott Purnell) once again and kudos to the Claire label for once again cherry picking the best of this genre.
reviewed by: dagger |
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