Despite the silly name, The Lunchtime Sardine Club, aka Oliver Newton, is no joke. Debut album Icecapades is out on Sonic Anhedonic Recording Co., and it’s cut from the same cloth as alternative folks artists Andrew Bird and Sufjan Stevens.
The Lunchtime Sardine Club make music that comes from deep within—the songs are beautifully intricate, yet they maintain a serene simplicity that makes them so accessible.
The recently released free track “I’m… Jesuschristmaam” is a good example of this. This track is possibly the strongest of the album, a wonderful 5-minute indie folk epic that builds us up and brings us down gently.
Oliver proves once more how much talent there is in the vibrant seaside town of Brighton, a place that’s gained a reputation for a rich and diverse music scene.
It’s not often that a band of this ilk has the potential to carry its sound across the Atlantic, but in this case they definitely have a sound that is relatable beyond Brighton’s pebble beach shores. Wonderful stuff.
