Weekly Review 22/04/2019 Big Wows by Stealing Sheep
This Liverpudlian trio’s third record is yet another spot of saccharine synth-pop, though Lucy, Emily and Rebecca are proficient enough to drown the vocals in economical beats that bounce along woozily. They kindly make the song titles comprise 80% of the memorable lyrics so you won’t try straining to hear them, so Big Wows lives and dies by the tunes instead-- unfortunately only two of which demand enough repeat plays that I’ll bother listening to the words. The shrill ‘Jokin’ Me’ and the tuneful ‘True Colours’ carry the sugar and substance that drag the Sheep along- the former rushes in to love then the latter peels it back- also unsurprising that both tracks maximise the peripatetic potential of a singing trio- like HAIM but danceable! The other tracks on the album are, well, album tracks.
