s the first dulcet tone from Move blows through the speakers of this, the first solo album from Sean Carey, the fact of the matter is clear: this is a corker of an album.

Mr Carey, otherwise best known for his collaborative music via Bon Iver, has done himself and his band of brothers proud with what is a release full of whimsy and analogue structure. It keeps the soft-spoken Americana vibe of his band’s better known albums, but in terms of Bon Iver, where there is angst and heartbreak and sparsity, in this album, they are replaced by sweet melodies, harmonies and additional layering of sounds that give an overall lush, protected bubble quality to the album.

This is summer haze, sharing an ice cream on a swing, sitting in a taxi in Spring being driven around your favourite city whilst holding the hand of your crush. It is steeped in nostalgia for those who grew up in the 70s/80s with Sesame Street, Barbara Streisand movie re-runs on TV and sunburn. With Carey’s dreamy, mumbly vocals All We Grow manages to retain its modern edge by way of the different time signatures, electronica mixed in with piano and guitar and general suitability for the urbanite of today.

For those who love One Line Drawing, Bon Iver and Dinosaur Jr, this album will please your ears greatly. For everyone else, it’s a lush, warm cocoon of sonic harmonies with offbeat additions that will keep your ears interested through the whole 40 minutes.