Ann

WUAKASKOLE / FUELED BY RAMEN / WARNER

After neutering their once impervious potency with 2017’s middle-of-the-road

GoingGrey album, The Front Bottoms have now cracked the code to their balance of shimmery pop and powerful rock flavours. The second instalment in the Grandma EP series – and the first release under their own Wuakaskole Records banner – Ann sees them tackle five of their earliest and roughest demos (plus one all-new cut, the heavy-vibed “Tie Dye Dragon”) with an enticing new angle. Strings and keys stand out wherever present, but unlike on LP4, guitars are undeniably front and centre here, layered and played loose like Brian Sella does best. Short, sweet and extremely fun, Ann proves there’s still plenty of gas in the tank for these lovesick legends.