Two and a half years after their fine debut album Good Days/Bad Days, Australian alt-country/garage-pop five-piece Quality Used Cars return with their sophomore LP Quality Of Life. A lot has happened since then, or as one of the standout tracks puts it: Since The World’s Been Turning Upside Down, but Francis Tait’s fabulous storytelling and distinctive vocals are just as beautiful if not more so. The central theme of the record – finding yourself in the world and being content with where and who you are – but especially the way in which it is conveyed, makes this an intimate, melancholic and relatable listen. The eleven new songs not only radiate more optimism but they are also a bit more idiosyncratic, the sound of instrumentalists Hannah McKittrick, Benny Leahy, Isobel Caldwell and Ryan Leahy being a bit less polished, and those ragged edges tickle our senses in a pleasant way.
Quality Of Life is out now digitally and on vinyl LP through Spoilsport Records.
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