Starting with an effervescent euphonic burst of harmony, Drinking to Get Sober instantly delivers everything we’ve come to love about Laptop Singers and their affectingly accordant approach to pushing traditional songwriting chops into the modern music scene and allowing them to tear through the noise of instant gratification.
With shimmering synth lines and twilight oscillating in the panorama of a production, Drinking to Get Sober caresses you into an expansive space, nestled away from material reality, constructed by candour and compassion. The lyrics are grounded in bruised sincerity without ever crossing into melodrama—just the brutal clarity of self-awareness.
The vocals, delivered in collaboration with Chris Cron, will strike all the right chords for fans of Sam Fender as they relay how the existential ache doesn’t stop when you come of age. Every chapter has its own growing pains, which get even sharper as you make your way further through life and are confronted with how little time you’ve got left to figure it all out and reach a point of self-actualisation.
Hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden, Per and Lars Andersson have channelled decades of songwriting experience into Laptop Singers since 2020. With a back catalogue spanning lush ambient detours and glitter-drenched pop, their most emotive work to date is here, with one of their most emotionally lucid collaborations yet.
Drinking to Get Sober is now available to stream on all major platforms, including Spotify.
Review by Amelia Vandergast
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