Adjustments – Yr New Shoes

Photo: Giulia Bonnametti

Unveiling their latest double A-side single, Manchester trio Adjustments return this week with some intricately layered indulgence as they share Yr New Shoes. With a soft, unassuming intro, it wastes no time before breaking loose into wiry guitar lines and a shoegaze-tinged rush as the tempo kicks up. Cohen-Ennis says of the A-side: “Yr New Shoes is inspired by jangly guitar pop like early My Bloody Valentine, Ex-Vöid and The Pastels, blending sweet melodies with noisy guitars in a way we love and try to emulate. It has a sleepy atmosphere, especially in the verse, and although it’s a simple song the arrangement covers a lot of ground. Lewis and mine electric and acoustic 12-string guitars are offset by Tara’s reverberating vocals, and the combination feels cozy, warm and autumnal.” “Moon Eyes feels darker tonally than Yr New Shoes,” adds Cohen-Ennis. “We like shifting between quiet and loud, clean and dirty, distant and intimate. It feels right for our songs which are usually about personal relationships which are made up of a broad range of feelings, moments and moods.” Take a listen to Yr New Shoes below.

 Adjustments’ Yr New Shows / Moon Eyes can be ordered direct from Heaven’s Lathe, a label curated by writer, broadcaster and DJ Graham Duff, online via https://heavenslathe.bandcamp.com/album/yr-new-shoes with each physical copy including a free digital download of both tracks. 

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