Album Review: Keeping Up Appearances by Basic Plumbing

It's been nearly two years since the tragic passing of Patrick Doyle but reminders of his talent for creating nimble, at times febrile, jangle-pop continue to resurface. Relocating from London to LA ahead of his first solo project, the Veronica Falls founding member forged strength as an artist in his own right with Boys Forever. The latter saw a blaze of lo-fi twangy guitar numbers paired with words steeped in personal meditation and conflict - a strain of no-frills indie rock not in short supply on this posthumous follow-up.

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