Teenage Fanclub – Here

4/29/21 Clear vinyl has now been repressed. Get it from the band!

Although it seems obvious, reading the reviews here, that the UK black vinyl version sounds better than the US one, I would not say that it is a perfect one : too much surface noise can be heard in between the tracks, particularly on the A -side. That's too bad because it is such a very good record ! Unless you're a pure genius, you have to be a solid and frank, inspired collective to realise such an achievement... These songs would as much be filed under "soft rock" as "indie pop", they could be considered as a true treasury by Crosby Stills Nash and Young's addicts as secretely adored by old Field Mice's fans. "Here", the shyness of jingle-jangled chords melts with a noisy wall of sound, an underground musical culture is served by a three-decades' expertise, and the fuzzy guitars compete with clear vocal harmonies...As euphoric as a Fleetwood Mac tune playing on the road and at the same time as "sensitive" as an old Sarah single, this a definitely an album to cherish !

Great album. UK version is nice and warm. Quality pressing, no warps and no skipping, unlike the US version. The sound is not very open, I'm not sure that it was mastered specifically to vinyl,so I'll give it 8/10.

I bought this (black vinyl - Merge Records) from my local shop on the day it was released and it was warped and had multiple skips throughout side B. I brought it back to the shop and got another copy. It didn't appear to be warped, but I played side B and it skipped six or seven times in tracks B1 and B2. I didn't play it any further, returned it to the shop as defective, and gave up hope for getting a vinyl copy of this album.

My copy seems very wobbly on Side One, but not on Side 2. Anyone else found this?

If the hazy layered harmonic and introverted songs of Teenage Fanclub are the ones that grabbed hold of your soul … then you’re in for a deep and most pleasant atmospheric surprise, as the band has shed their volume in favor of intimacy, harmonies, and sonic riffs that will fill your listening space without knocking you back against the wall and struggling to breathe. Here on Here, they make no bones about being quieter and much tighter, laying out three part harmonies that dance in your head, while sending shivers down your spine; and if I may be so bold, taking a page from the playbook of both Luna and The Beach Boys.

Teenage Fanclub finally sound stable and sure of themselves, dripping with liquid pop laced intoxication, seeming to make an attempt at holding onto summer for one more day, for one last hour of surf, and one second more for a summer love, before the crashing of fall washes it all away, leaving those warm days and heady nights as but a distant memory. This set of songs bespeak clarity with a gratifying hushed-ness that waylays any notions of immediateness, preferring to linger around the edges of your mind like the last humming birds before they head south, leaving you with something not only beautiful to hold onto, but something to warm your heart as you walk through winter wrapped in scarves and woolen coats.

These are the sort of blissed out love songs that allow you to feel connected, centered, and quietly lost in a session of pure impeccable ecstasy, sounding timeless and essential, with their hypnotic jangling guitars and light handed effects. I suppose what I’m trying to say is that Teenage Fanclub have managed the feat of stopping time, and replacing that time with forever never ending dreams.

Review by Jenell Kesler

Which release is the signed edition, anyone know? Mine arrives next week!