{"id":21640,"date":"2023-08-17T07:43:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T05:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=21640"},"modified":"2023-08-15T17:10:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T15:10:46","slug":"new-album-quality-used-cars-quality-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/17\/new-album-quality-used-cars-quality-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"New album: Quality Used Cars || Quality Of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two and a half years after their fine debut album Good Days\/Bad Days<\/em><\/a>, Australian alt-country\/garage-pop five-piece Quality Used Cars return with their sophomore LP Quality Of Life<\/em><\/a>. A lot has happened since then, or as one of the standout tracks puts it: Since The World’s Been Turning Upside Down<\/em><\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n