September November
CHERRY RED
8/10
THE LONG RYDERS’ return on 2019’s , their first album of new material for 32 years, found the pioneers of the Paisley Underground movement in fine fettle and with a few new tricks up their sleeve. This fresh set of songs follows the same course and casts the net even wider – although it wasn’t the easiest of albums to make. Tom Stevens, bassist since 1983, died unexpectedly in 2021, and he was foremost in the group’s mind during the. He is eulogised directly on the country ballad “Tom Tom”, which is littered with affectionate snapshots of times past: “”.
