Spanish Love Songs

Despite their name, the LA-formed indie-punk band aren't known for forays into the uplifting. Since 2013, the quintet have instead made hay on the backs of a string of beloved albums - 2015's Giant Sings The Blues, 2018's Schmaltz and 2020's Brave Faces Everyone - lauded by critics and fans alike for their richly personal, no-holds-barred lyricism awash in existential dead, hyper-personal cultural ruminations and attempts to answer life's big questions. So when presented with NO JOY, their fourth full-length and second for Pure Noise Records, it's easy to understand the reaction of Slocum's...