(2018) Night Things - Cost of the Summer

Review: 
Los Angeles-based new wave band Night Things got their start about a decade ago when Zach Shields and Maize LaRue began performing live covers of The Everly Brothers and Echo and the Bunny Men. After experiencing recurring dreams about one another in which Shields would come to LaRue’s rescue, they began writing and recording original music together. Night Things have since used the concept of dreams as a driving force, culminating in the upcoming release of their debut full-length, Cost of the Summer. 
Seven years in the making, the album morphed from its origins as a concept record into a diary of the band’s experiences during its making. “Because the process of making the record spanned so long, and took several attempts, it’s hard to look back now with absolute certainty how the songs originated,” Night Things tell Consequence of Sound. “They have become markers for periods in our lives. As time’s gone on the meanings have shifted and changed [and] that in and of itself is such a beautiful and strange thing. This record and the responsibility of finishing it followed us for such a long time; we desperately wanted to get it right.” 
Built on a foundation of polished harmonies from LaRue and Shields, Cost of the Summer is a gorgeous dream pop record drawing influence from Fleetwood Mac, Human League, The Cure, Cocteau Twins, and more. Equal parts uplifting and heartbreaking, it achieves what Night Things ultimately set out to accomplish: Tell the story of two people finding each other to sing in harmony. 

Tracklist: 
01 - Sub 05b9a - E.288c.flac 
02 - Towers.flac 
03 - Cost of the Summer.flac 
04 - Sub 05g4a - G.299.flac 
05 - Reasons.flac 
06 - Running Wild.flac 
07 - Sub 06n8c - V.1309 Sco.flac 
08 - Sway.flac 
09 - Mistress.flac 
10 - Forget Her.flac 
11 - Sub 04k8d - Gj.flac 
12 - Clay.flac 
13 - Sub 06z9a - Egs.Zs8.1.flac 
14 - Call the Preacher.flac 
15 - Sub 01v8i - V.404 Cyg.flac 
16 - Like You Used To.flac 
17 - Til I Kissed You.flac 

Summary: 
Country: USA 
Genre: dream-pop, indie-pop