Ahem ‎– Try Again (LP)

Evoking the endless energy of a childhood sugar buzz, each fuzzy-alt-pop track of “Try Again” is like running full speed and out of control through sunlit days. Ahem’s debut full length is sweet, fun, and reminds of the nineties both in sound and the nostalgic feelings it conjures.

Every track on “Try Again” is fun and fuzzy except the closing track “Sun Spots,” which is more of a stripped down acoustic track that carries through some of the same themes of the rest of the album, but has more of a bittersweet tone of growing up. The two lead singles released before the album dropped were “Sideways” and “No Kid (Gold Star).” Both songs are catchy with restrained frenetic energy that builds until it feels like it’s about to break loose at any moment. It’s hard to describe the instruments on the album in anyway other than jangly/fuzzy distorted guitar and bass with cheery/up beat drums, and a subtle, difficult to define element of melancholy.

Label: Forced Artifacts

Country: US

Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)

Limited to 150. Insert included + sticker.