Over the course of nearly a decade making music as Jeanines, Alicia Jeanine and Jed Smith have charted a distinctive course through the history of pop, evoking influences as varied as the 60s folk of early Fairport Convention and Vashti Bunyan, the sunshine pop of Margo Guryan and Laura Nyro, and indiepop touchstones like Dear Nora, Marine Girls, Dolly Mixture, and the post-Black Tambourine projects of Pam Berry.

Their new album, How Long Can It Last, finds Jeanines grappling with themes of personal upheaval and self-excavation, adding weight to their finest set of songs yet. With Alicia’s lyrics incisively interrogating connections, ruptures, and time and its reverberations, songs like ‘Coaxed a Storm,’ ‘What’s Done Is Done,’ and today’s single ‘On and On’ combine richly melodic tunes with multi-instrumental producer and co-composer Jed’s crisp arrangements (featuring contributions from longtime live show bassist Maggie Gaster) to stellar effect.

Where How Long Can It Last really shines is, as always, in the songs. While the themes might be heavy, the melodies and harmonies are simply heavenly, elevating these economical songs to give each the feeling of a lost classic. From the first notes of opener ‘To Fail’ to jaunty closer ‘Wrong Direction,’ this album announces itself as the work of a band in full command of their art (and craft).

How Long Can It Last:

1. To Fail
2. You Can’t Get It Back
3. You’ll Figure It Out
4. Coaxed A Storm
5. That’s What You Say
6. What’s Done Is Done
7. On And On
8. What’s Lost
9. What You Do
10. One Art
11. Satisfied
12. How Long Can It Last
13. Wrong Direction

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