Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin—Bigger, Buzzier And Better Than Ever

By Tankboy in Arts & Entertainment on Jun 26, 2015 8:45PM

Photo by Shay Rainey

Someone Still Love You Boris Yeltsin has built their reputation on writing smart, precise indie pop. Their albums have always been both reliable and enjoyable, if at times a little stiff. But such is the cost of crafting work that is so precise.

On The High Country, the band's new album, they largely throw that approach out the window to craft the best album of the band's career. The guitars are turned up, and while the songs are still masterfully crafted there's a new looseness and urgency running though the delivery that humanizes the work in a new way. By the band's own account, this album is an attempt to capture the energy of their live show and the result is fun, energizing and the kind of album that keeps drawing this writer back for more.

As soon as the album opens with "Line On You," the huge fuzzed out guitars and driving melody signals that Someone Still Love You Boris Yeltsin's change in direction—or embrace of their live selves if that's truly the case—is a wise move. Older fans will still find the fine song-craft is at play through the entire album, but the amped up volume and looser delivery create a more natural venue for the band's music as a whole.

The band is in town to play Subterranean this Saturday and we can't wait to see how the new material translates onstage, as well as find out just how much of their older work is going to get a shot in the arm from this rejuvenation.

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin plays Saturday, June 27, at Subterranean, 9 p.m., $12, 17+