BERRYLAND (GREEN)

Vinyl LP pressing. 2019 release, the second album by The Berries. Over the course of a year, songwriter Matt Berry demoed countless versions of every song that would end up being on Berryland by himself in his room, but the world refused to stay outside during the process. Berryland sounds like a record designed for good times at first glance - from the psychedelic opening riff of oMakes Me Sicko to the gigantic chorus of lead single oFruit,o there are moments that feel made for driving down the highway with the windows down. But each song on Berryland has a deeper meaning than whatAEs on the surface - a constant theme of heartache, hopelessness and feeling as if the end of the world could be any day now permeates on standout tracks like oPassing Sceneo and the fast & furious oFeral Eyes.o This seeming contradiction makes The BerriesAE album feel vital for todayAEs world - an attempt to grasp at good times while living in end times.'