The Coral - Coral Island

The Guardian 0

(Run On Records)
Nostalgic without bitterness or regret, the melodies pour out of this double album themed around the titular resort

Since returning to releasing new music in 2016, the Coral have been operating with a relaxed expansiveness that suits them. Their third post-hiatus record is their most ambitious yet, a double album that uses the metaphor of a seaside resort – the titular Coral Island – as a home to characters and ideas all linked by their presence to the shore.