Jonquil will be fondly remembered by some as a six-piece who created lush yet intimate songs that were crafted with care. Their last record in particular, 2008′s Lions, was a gorgeous example of the heights they managed to reach. This pre-amble makes it sound as though the band had split up. They haven’t; but their recent history is kind of complicated.
Between then and the release of third album Point Of Go they lost three members (who subsequently went on to form Trophy Wife) and faced a stark choice: either call it a day or carry on. They chose the latter and, with the addition of a new member, have decided to reinvent themselves. This presents the listener with a dilemma. Is their new collection to be treated as the follow-up album to Lions that it technically is, or as the work of a new band altogether?
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