Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Nothing Lasts Forever, even quality and heroism struggles to be remembered beyond the broken subjective details etched in stone and written in ink as decades turn to centuries, as truth becomes lost in the myths of time.

It is in this proof of burden that we turn to the dream of being in the here and now and understanding that we can embrace what may have alluded us in the past, the forgotten hit that in the moment of release we can find comfort, discover illumination, be one in the knowledge that our senses can be thrilled in our life time….the era that matters most to our souls.

For the beauty of reveal that resides within the alternative rock collection of Teenage Fanclub is perhaps one of the finds of 2023, a selection of symbolism wrapped in desire and music that comes to the fore with an ease that is almost hypnotic, magnetic, as memorable as your first kiss on the dance floor with the one you held a candle for all through school.

Teenage Fanclub’s latest album may appear laid back, but the energy of expression it contains is dramatic and compelling, a bang for every buck spent, and as the group, along with special guest musicians Stephen Black, John McCusker, and Daisy Spiers, traverse through tracks such as I Left A Light On, It’s Alright, the excellent Falling Into The Sun and Self-Sedation, and the nature of I Will Love You all find the heartbeat of the listener and gently soothes the pulse of even the quickened and out of sorts uneven rhythm.

History recalls the moments equally of that which guides and that which pleasures, and in Nothing Lasts Forever the music, the vital sentiments and the encounter is amongst some of the finest work to be put to the audiophile this year.

Nothing may last forever, but it can play a part in shaping the moment, and for that Teenage Fanclub have left their mark with wonder and awe. 

Ian D. Hall