Sagamore I have good feelings towards this band – and generally anyone who thinks employing a horn section is worthwhile, Melbourne’s Sagamore are putting out their new EP, “Longer” – recorded over the span of a year between Christmas Hills, Thornbury and North Melbourne before being mastered by Lawrence Greenwood (Whitley) at his Hiss and Hum studio.
Sagamore aren’t changing any frontiers of sound – although but they seem a little more interested than the rest of jangle-gate. The interchangeable harmonies between Sam and Sophia are warm (‘You Can Take Me My Love’) and rhythms are replete with community hall dance moves from yesteryear (‘Iodine’, ‘Feelings’). Longer is sets off at a slower pace compared to the hook driven self-titled release. The band do edge on running bar chord devotionals and lyrical repetition into the ground, but lead Sam Cooper manages to deliver any leftover passiveness into a warmth only Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy could run off with.
The Fat Angel Sings 