The latest postcard fromThe Chills epic journey is an album about consolidation, re-grouping, acceptance and mortality, claims the chief Chill. Hopefully a kind ofCarole KingTapestry for ageing punks.

Wow! Are rock bands allowed to grow old gracefully and assess the worldsand their shortcomings in the process? Is it possible to swerve the obvious and make something thatsbittersweet in tone but harmonious on the ear? Of course itis.

OnSnow Boundlost heroes are lamented, relationships are re-evaluated, atonement is sought, mortality is mulled over and fake news is undercut. Itsserious stuff, the thoughts of a dysfunctional 50-something wrestling with maturity and discovering that their post-punk DIY beliefs still have a real voice that resonates between the fans of their early years and which can now pass down to the next generation.

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