Will Pearce is a home recording enthusiast from Portsmouth (UK). He releases his solo music under the name Norm Archer, and Flying Cloud Terrace is a collection of songs he’s been working on since 2017. Pearce does everything on the record, helped out only on drums on some of the tracks by Ben Whyntie.
I’ve been sitting on this record for a while, but somehow keep returning to it. Each time I find new elements about the record to like, again surprised how good these songs are. You can tell that Pearce likes to take his time with his music. They do not sound like first take lo-fi home demos at all, but like accomplished full band recordings. The songs are well constructed, and Pearce clearly knows his way around hooks and delayed rewards. And as songs like South Parade, A Human Not, and The Seatbelt Won’t Release show, Pearce has a knack for writing memorable melodies.
If you are looking for a quality powerpop/britpop record, give this one a try.
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