"Love Like Ours"
By Henry Lipput
There's DIY, and then there are those who are even more DIY. UK-based SUPER 8, aka Trip, aka Paul Ryan, writes, sings, plays all of the instruments, records, produces, mixes, and masters his songs in the shed in his backyard. He has also released some of my favorite music in the last year and a half including his HI LO album from last October which was my top of the pops for 2018. In addition, he and his wife have handmade his videos including the adorable video for his new song "Love Like Ours."
Last month, just before the release of his recent compilation album Backers & Maracas (which included two new songs: the jangle gem "Something New" and a great cover of Michael Head’s "X Hits the Spot"), Trip took a holiday to Greece carrying an acoustic guitar and a portable four-track recorder. During those two weeks, he wrote a bunch of new songs and compared the quantity to what The Beatles had produced during their stay in India.
"Love Like Ours" is the first of these songs to be given the shed treatment and get released. It's got a great 60s pop/rock vibe and the 'backers return in full force. There's also a wonderful Beach Boys-sounding bridge, a really terrific guitar solo, and handclaps. I'm a sucker for handclaps, and it must be because The Beatles used them throughout their recording career starting with "I Saw Her Standing There."
"Love Like Ours" is now available on SUPER 8's Bandcamp page.
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