Before space was just another government program, it was a wild dream, and before that a groovy, groovy fantasy. Space Capades returns to the age of hi-fi histrionics, featuring the likes of Les Baxter and Dean Elliot.
Looper is a different breed of cat.
The band, founded by former Belle and Sebastian bassist Stuart David, looks to the present rather than the past for the remains of our lost future. But the real story here is the lovely, melodic vocals. Distorted enough to make their point, they maintain a breathy immediacy that is utterly convincing. Convincing enough to make one believe the future may be out there yet, waiting for us, as pretty as a song.