The Sunbathers - January, February, March, Ely, Cambridge (Dufflecoat CDEP)

The first solo EP from The Sunbathers and lets hope its the first of many. The Sunbathers might follow the classical formula of many a C86/twee indiepop band (sweet female vocals, twee simple guitar pop tunes) but there is a reason a formula is classic i.e. it works and it works so well with this band. So what do we have here? Nothing less than gorgeous acoustic driven melodies and an obsession with holidays and the sea side.

"It doesn't matter" starts us off with seagulls and the crash of the sea on the shore and is a sweet and whimsical song about lost (and returned) love. "Round and round" is perfect for looking out of a window with an air of melancholy. "This town" has a lovely chorus, maybe the most poppy of the EP (not that the others are exactly listener unfriendly). Great songs, great music and now i have a strange urge to build a sandcastle.

Out now on Dufflecoat Records