Album Review: Hyacinth by Spinning Coin

Glasgow outfit Spinning Coin's fortunes were given an early boost with positive attention from Geographic label boss and indie luminary Stephen Pastel, who facilitated their 2017 debut, Permo, partly produced by Edwyn Collins, yet another early giant in the scene. That origin and promise is once again delivered upon with Hyacinth, a shimmering winter bloom of an album with close sonic ties to the dreamy/spiky pop of the '90s. Songwriter Sean Armstrong is blessed with a notebook chockfull of melodies and phrases that immediately burrow into the cortex, making almost every song a nod-along classic.

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