Old Enough to Forget

I love pleasant surprises. This popped up on an auction site and it looked interesting, so I put in the minimum bid and forgot about it ... until I got a message telling me I'd won and should go pick it up. It was still sealed, which was a bonus. Of course, the cardboard dust and tight fit was irritating, and I'm sure the extra bit of unwanted scuffing as on the record as I tried to get it out of the sleeve is just the way things are nowadays, apparently. This is why I seldom buy new stuff. Still, this was about the music, and I had deliberately not looked up the band in advance. I was sort of expecting some indie artsy-fartsy stuff, but honestly, I had no idea what to expect. From the opening notes of the title track, the album was one unexpected surprise after another. Brave Shores is a synth-pop duo comprised of Jay and Stefanie McCarrol. The credits are a little sparse, which is too bad. It merely says Jay vocals / production and Stefanie vocals. Then, a little further down...