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"The Attractions of Youth" is the debut full length studio album from English singer, songwriter Barns Courtney, released 29 September 2017 through Virgin EMI Records.
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The album drips with unabashed swagger, deftly leading listeners through a gallivanting lyrical journey of drunken nights, hazy nostalgia, and youthful bravado. Singles from Courtney’s previous EP like “Fire” and “Glitter & Gold” fit seamlessly within the new releases, setting the tone for Courtney’s predilection for pounding beats and a distinctly vintage sound. Gravelly “Kicks” pulses with lofi distortion and an urgent stomping rhythm, the musical equivalent of throwing on a leather jacket to drunkenly stumble down midnight city streets. Courtney is “a wild one, lightning in [his] veins,” with the music to show for it.
With “The Attractions of Youth”, Barns Courtney delivers a true musical force to be reckoned with. Simultaneously explosive, unexpected, vulnerable, and unabashedly fun, Courtney’s debut album has all the makings of a classic. After a listen to “The Attractions of Youth”, it does not feel risky to say the Barns Courtney may very well be a voice of his generation.
Reviewed by Dana Jacobs for musicexistence.com.
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