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Boys Forever - Boys Forever

Review by Len Lukowski

This is the perfect record for a hung over bus journey, wondering where it all went wrong and being able to laugh about it»

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First few copies come with a Boy's Forever Tote Bag. Patrick Doyle, aka Boys Forever, releases his debut album via new label Amour Foo. Boys Forever's self-titled album is a tumultuous collection of splintering pop songs, underpinned by acid tongued lyrics and shivering vitriol, written and performed in its entirety by Doyle. Having been a member of various bands for over a decade (Veronica Falls, Sexy Kids, The Royal Wee), Boys Forever is Doyle's first solo project. Though born from disillusionment and despair and the insecurities of a brand new start, the resulting album is paradoxically sparky, gorgeous, swooning garage-pop, a perfect balance of bitter and sweet, happy and sad. Recorded by Andrew Schubert (Wand, No Parents) at Golden Beat studios Los Angeles, the record captures the LA sun, while retaining the melancholic onslaught of the London winter in which it was written. For fans of Teenage Fan Club, flying Nun Records and Beat Happening.
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