Label: Lucky Number
Released: 16th August 2024
Charly Bliss’s third album ‘Forever’ is a bittersweet sugar rush, a collection of power-pop gems that shimmer with the intense emotions of youth while grappling with the complexities of growing up. It bottles the feeling of staying up all night with your best friends, laughing until you cry, and then crying until you laugh again.
Eva Hendricks’ distinctive vocals remain the band’s secret weapon, soaring over all before it. Her voice carries both vulnerability and strength, perfectly suited to lyrics that dance between heart-on-sleeve sincerity and sharp-witted observations. Lead single ‘Nineteen’ sets the tone, a nostalgic anthem that captures the dizzying highs and crushing lows of first love. It’s the kind of song that makes you want to roll down the car windows and scream along, even as a lump forms in your throat. The band have always excelled at balancing joy and melancholy, but here they’ve honed it to a razor’s edge.
‘Forever’ feels like a natural evolution for Charly Bliss, building on the strengths of what came before but turning it into something even bigger and brighter. It’s an album delivered with an infectious energy that makes even the saddest moments feel like a celebration. ‘Forever’ might not last quite that long, but while it’s playing, you’ll believe it just might.
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