PROPER ORNAMENTS, THE - 6 Lenins (Sealed) (LP)

Airy jangle pop with fantastic melodies and grandiose songwriting on the third album of London's The Proper Ornaments - the best this band has ever done. "Six Lenins" is the third album of the London Jangle Pop band The Proper Ornaments, on which they develop their finely woven, seemingly effortless sound to perfection. Warm and light as a feather, the two creative heads of the band James Hoare (also Ultimate Painting/Veronica Falls) and Max Claps (Toy) spin their beautiful melodies. Danny Nellis (Charles Howl) on bass and Bobby Syme (Wesley Gonzalez) on drums can be heard with them. Those who conclude from the airy-psychedelic catchiness of the album on superficiality and naivety are mistaken, rather the music reflects bitter life experience. But after the previous album "Foxhole" marked the end of a long dry spell of illness, divorce and drug problems, "Six Lenins" sounds much brighter and friendlier and testifies to the band's steadfastness and optimism even under the most adverse circumstances. Such a songwriting is unparalleled. On "Six Lenins" we meet outstanding craftsmanship paired with detail-obsessed sensibility - big format in a small frame.