Remember Remember – RR Scorpii

With its twinkling glockenspiels and lazy trumpets there’s a tinge of the twee about new Remember Remember release RR Scorpii, the first release from former Royal We member Graeme Ronald (and guests) since his self-titled debut popped up in 2008. A list of instruments as long as a fisherman’s forearm are deployed in a weave; stylish and durable enough to please a Hebridean spinner.

The central refrain to opening track Lips is so happy and immediate it runs the risk of instantly transforming into the opening music for an Australian soap opera. Get Good is more restrained but inhabits the same musical landscape, while the other two songs take a more downbeat, introspective road. Too short for a fully immersive experience, maybe, but enough to dip in a sturdy toe for a good soak. [PJ Meiklem]