Little xs For Eyes - Everywhere Else (2015)

For those new to the Dublin collective, they’re a band who make considered, agile indie pop, all breathy, jumpy vocals and beautifully refined instrumentation, and ‘Everywhere Else’ is the their much anticipated second LP. Those already in the know; fear not. Despite something of a rocky road getting here – from member changes, and time passing as it does – the album is wonderfully assured. The tracks we’ve heard thus far still feel dazzlingly alive, and they’re grouped with an equally alluring set of counterparts, but what’s most satisfying is the way the whole thing works as a single piece. Defined by the finesse of its unraveling, it’s an album to wrap yourself up in; a momentary act of removal that makes it own space within a day that is otherwise rudimentary.