Matthew Halsall - The Temple Within Artist_Bolis Pupul Vivian Girls

Vivian Girls

All songs are masterpieces that remain in the history of Japanese jazz

making it not only the longest Alvvays album but also the most harmonically rich and lyrically provocative

are uncannily good at carving out a space for the imagination to crawl into and wander about

Their take is more a slightly warped and playful carnival mirror mash-up of classic pop styles

Matthew Halsall - The Temple Within Artist_Bolis Pupul Vivian GirlsWhen Matthew Halsall released Salute to the Sun in November 2020, his first new album in five years, he shared the first fruits from an especially fertile period of writing and recording, which also gave birth to the music released here as The Temple Within. The recording sessions featured Halsall's then brand new band of hand picked local musicians, brought together through weekly rehearsals and a monthly residency at Yes in Manchester, they forged