{"id":34873,"date":"2025-11-13T07:52:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T06:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=34873"},"modified":"2025-11-12T18:34:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T17:34:45","slug":"album-review-icecream-hands-giant-fox-pineapple-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/13\/album-review-icecream-hands-giant-fox-pineapple-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"New album: Icecream Hands || Giant Fox Pineapple Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over thirty years have passed since Icecream Hands<\/a> released their debut LP, Traveling… Made Easy<\/em><\/a>, but they still sound just as fresh on Giant Fox Pineapple Tree<\/em><\/a>, their eighth album. The lead single is aptly titled Back On The Road<\/em>: “She took my keys and my guitar \/\/ Says that she\u2019s gonna be a big star \/\/ Ah-ha”\u2014a subtle reference to a key inspiration, but above all a delightful introduction to a new collection that weaves together a warm, humane thread of connection, renewal, and reflection: “She walks out like a song \/\/ And everybody plays along.”<\/p>\n

Across eleven new tracks, the Australian power poppers sing not only about wistful wanderlust, but also about wide-eyed inclusivity (Leaving Nobody Out<\/em>), moments of self-reckoning (Mercy<\/em>), perseverance through doubt (Carry On<\/em>), and finding peace in memory and music (In The Haze<\/em>). It’s a record about holding on\u2014to joy, to empathy, to each other (Don\u2019t Let the Party Fade Out<\/em>)\u2014and advice to Look For The Blue<\/em>, and live fully in the Here And Now<\/em>. With the band’s signature melodic sparkle and enchanting vocals as its greatest strengths.<\/p>\n