The Coral - The Coral shoegaze lyrical themes

lyrical themes

The album’s title Un

The whole album appears in fact to have been mixed at Tubby's

it’s distinctly Sonic Boom

Remaining largely unknown beyond a small but slowly expanding cult of devotees

The Coral - The Coral shoegaze lyrical themesWhen The Coral first arrived on the scene in 2001 with their EP Shadows Fall, the British press hailed them as their answer to the The Strokes. NME called The Coral the best new band in England. Their fervent originality struck a chord that kept on ringing until their 2002 self titled debut release. That's when the praise really started flowing in, as did the sailing references: they were even nominated for the Mercury Music Prize a day after the