Indie rock with a huge, joyful rollick, Again is optimistic and sunny with a country fiddle, swing in the rhythm, and sweet exuberance throughout. Maisie Everett’s voice is relentlessly endearing, with a knack for melodies that climb and climb towards euphoria.

From the moment Again and Again opens the record the band move with sunlit momentum with Maisie’s voice sitting softly at the centre, allowing everything around her to surge and swing. The vocals don’t shout but the band absolutely does, with a messy, garage-rock looseness with guitars that are constantly breaking into twiddly riffs, harmonics, and interesting melodic figures with bright vocal harmonies everywhere.

When these songs aim high, they aim really high. Another World sounds like a car speeding away with the windows down in a full-throttle Springsteen momentum, while Hey You opens out into a massive open-armed stadium rock song with big, big feelings, reaching for the same emotional peak of Kings of Leon’s Sex On Fire. When Maisie’s voice climbs skyward on the chorus of Back of My Hand it feels like the natural destination the song was pointing toward all along, the song clearly built with this release in mind from the first bar.

This is extremely friendly and thankful music, with every band member taking real care with their role, and there isn’t a single boring moment. The band swells and retreats in response to Maisie’s melodies, darting around her phrasing, holding back when the song needs space, and rushing forward together when it’s time to lift off.

The sense of togetherness feels timeless, with a clear sonic and spiritual lineage back to the 1970s recalling bands who valued feel and collective chemistry. Third Man Records has always championed modern guitar music rooted in older, richer traditions, and there’s reflection and emotional weight beneath the bounce and warmth. The perfomances have a looseness and a sense that nothing has been scrubbed clean or over-corrected that gives the songs a rootsy authenticity.

The Belair Lip Bombs sound like they trust each other, with a lightweight optimism that should offer comfort to anyone feeling burned out or stuck. Reflective but never mopey, Again is full of youth, warmth, sun and gratitude. The closer Price Of A Man is a beautiful encapsulation of everything the record does so well, allowing itself time to meander and enjoy the simple pleasure of playing together with a guitar solo that’s more about staying in the moment than it is about showing off or reaching for a climax. Warm harmonies roll as the band rises, falls and lifts off again.

There’s a carelessness to Again that’s light and unforced, feeling like a day at the beach. The whole record is driven by the joy of listening and playing together, and it lands beautifully.