The See See – Fontayne Mountain

Unoriginal but fun

A year after their debut ‘Late Morning Light’, the London-based quintet’s second album is a deluge of swirling psychedelia and a Who’s Who of sleeve-worn influences. A curious mix of The Byrds, James and The La’s fuels the plodding, but oddly charming, ‘Automobile’, while the mellow buzz of ‘Sweet Hands’ and the saccharine lilt of ‘Gold And Honey’ could be new Stone Roses tracks. It’d be great if they were. But, it’s only when another reference point – the opiate carnage of Spacemen 3 – rips through the title track, do The See See become truly illuminating. Deeply unoriginal and thoroughly good clean fun.

6/10

Words by JOHN FREEMAN

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