Retreating from the anxious post-punk of their counterintuitively titled Sunny Hills LP, Liverpool trio All We Are strike a more positive tone on Providence, their sunny and sultry third album. A somewhat peculiar band whose non-English lineup -- guitarist Luis Santos is Brazilian, bassist Guro Gikling is Norwegian, and drummer Richard O'Flynn is Irish -- and sparkling semi-tropical feel helped their 2015 debut stand out, they made a considerably darker turn on their 2017 follow-up, channeling their unrest into a tense, wiry sound that hinted at Krautrock more than indie pop. After taking a break to pursue individual projects, the three friends regrouped in a former school of which O'Flynn is the property manager and, with producer Dave McCracken, set about capturing a set of brightly lit, mostly danceable songs concerning themes of love, sex, and friendship. Set to propulsive grooves and glittering guitar and synth riffs, All We Are offer up songs of seduction and romance replete with blasts of bright sonic color to counter the world's ills. Harking back to the R&B-infused dream pop of their first album, Providence is a similarly lush affair sung between Gikling and Santos in soulful falsetto while O'Flynn capably drives the train forward. All three are strong players, and their amorous outlook in a time of strife makes for an amiable and well-played affair. ~ Timothy Monger, Rovi

1		Providence
2		Heart of Mine
3		Not Your Man
4		L Is for Lose
5		Beauty in Loss
6		When You Cry
7		How You Get Me
8		Elegy
9		Bad Advice
10		Deliver It

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