Neil Brogan Drops New Album

Long ago I fell in love with Sea Pinks, which was a new-ish project at the time for Neil Brogan; I wrote about the band as much as I could, always charmed by their angular bits. The last few years, however, Neil’s been going it solo, and he just released an excellent album full of new songs he’s recorded at home over the last year. Not one of the 12 songs reaches over 3 minutes, so you get in and out of the listen in just over 30 minutes, with a mixture of upbeat ditties and more casual pop rock. I think my favorite, upon my first few listens, has to be “All We Know,” ringing in crisp guitars to guarantee I’d be hooked. Brogan’s just going about writing magical songs, so be sure to spend your morning listening to Things Keep Getting in the Way.