VERONICA FALLS are set to release their aptly titled sophomore album Waiting For Something To Happen on the Slumberland/Bella Union label February 12th. Waiting For Something To Happen is a good summation of the feel of this album that explores themes of the wandering twenty-something existence in all of its starry-eyed glory. It’s a coming of age tale set to the tune of crisp, inviting guitar pop that invokes a reminiscent warmth and energy. Veronica Falls audibly weave you through their dreamy space with a bouncy energy akin to Stereolab, only without sounding the slightest bit electronic.
Waiting For Something To Happen is crafted with tunes about bridging the divide between adolescence and adulthood that are sunny and bright on the surface, while containing a subtle darkness lurking in the shadows just beneath. Pitchfork has enigmatically but quite accurately coined them as “shoegaze that looks you square in the eye.” If you can imagine a band like The Jesus And Mary Chain crossed over with a more straightforward pop band of yesteryear, perhaps The Mommas & the Poppas, you’d be in the same aural neighborhood as the new Veronica Falls release. Pristine and unpredictable, this London based quartet have created a sophomore release worth checking out.