We’re Not Talking (studio album) by The Goon Sax

We’re Not Talking by The Goon Sax
Year: 2018
Release date: 2018-09-14
Overall rank: 14,908th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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75/100 (from 13 votes)
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Award Top albums of 2018 (289th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (3,166th)
Award Best albums of all time (14,908th)
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The Goon Sax bestography

We’re Not Talking is ranked 2nd best out of 3 albums by The Goon Sax on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Goon Sax is Up To Anything which is ranked number 12858 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 89.

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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 77.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 5.8.

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From 02/16/2020 11:41
Ok let’s continue the Go-Betweens comparisons

Louis Forster is the actual son of Robert Forster Go-Betweens cofounder
Riley Jones female drummer is the Lindy Morrison
James Harrison is the Grant McClelland
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From 11/05/2018 11:53
The Goon Sax's easy going, laid back second album is a quietly innovative and highly relaxing record. The kind of soundtrack you want when cooking scrambled eggs for breakfast on a lazy Sunday morning.

Certainly one of the more unique additions to the new wave of Aussie Jangle Pop, the lyrics feel relevant and of the time; an ever-so-slight hint of melancholy balancing out the brightness of the instrumentation to create a down-to-earth feel to every moment of the record. Meanwhile, the tight, rustic instrumentation is delightful and fun, with particular highlights being the summery rhythms on A Few Times Too Many and Make Time For Love, though it also works on the slower cuts such as Strange Light. Those occasional strings are such a fine touch as well.

Consistent, easy on the ear and fun to listen to; certainly one of the best records of the year perhaps purely for how undemanding it is, but more so for its personality and grounded feel.

EDIT: Jan 2019. It's been a few months now since I was first enthralled by the rustic, down-to-earth magic of this album and it's safe to say I've fallen wholly in love with it. We're Not Talking captures an essence that I've been looking for a very long time; genuine honesty. So much music claims to offer it, and indeed plenty of bands offer the odd tid-bits. But On WNT, The Goon Sax speak in honesty for all its worth, on the most relevant topics of their listeners today. My best friend, who recommended them to me, has been through a similar experience; he was just waiting for me to properly realise what a subtle masterpiece this is. I've found a genuine friend in this wonderfully quaint, wholly warming and thoroughly genuine record.

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From 10/28/2018 12:00
I first fell in love with The Goon Sax in 2016 with their terrific 'Up To Anything' album

Fast forward 2 years and they have delivered again and exceeded everything that was great about that previous release . 'We're Not Talking' is brilliant top to bottom

So let's address the elephant in the room ...
The Go-Between's comparisons are undeniable: 3 piece (tick early Go-Bet's) , Brisbane natives (tick) , 2 guys one girl (tick early Go-Bet's ) sound (tick , tick , tick) - for goodness sake tracks such as "She Knows" , " Sleep EZ" , "A Few Times Too Many" and "Get Out" ( A Go-Betweens "Hammer The Hammer rip off) are more Go-Betweens-ish that the Go-Betweens and could easily have sat comfortably on 'Before Hollywood' , 'Spring Hill Fair' or 'Liberty Belle'.

The Go-Betweens comparison is in no way a criticism , in fact as a massive G-Bet's fan it's a complete compliment because as they say imitation is the greatest form of flattery

To me this album is easily one of THE very best albums for 2018 , I feel so privileged to be one of the very few to have it come into their lives.

Thank-you Goon Sax

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From 10/21/2018 21:37
This album is brilliant. It's a shame that few people listened to it!
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