Released: March 18
Little Boots does things her way on her fourth studio album ‘Tomorrow’s Yesterdays’.
Arriving seven years after ‘Working Girl’ – her most recent LP and the second to be released on her independent label On Repeat Records, after 2013’s ‘Nocturnes’ – the album was conceived during a time of global uncertainty and one that saw singer-songwriter Victoria Hesketh facing a situation that rings true to many worldwide – out of work with an abundance of time on her hands.
‘Tomorrow’s Yesterdays’ sees the hitmaker return to her roots, self-penning and producing the majority of the record’s 11 tracks from her parents’ home near Blackpool in the north-west of England, where she started out her career on YouTube, sharing videos of herself performing and developing a devout fanbase that has stuck with her for over a decade.
Kicking off with the mid-tempo Love The Beginning, the record segues between disco and electro-pop influences, with singles Silver Balloons and Landline instant highlights and proof of Victoria’s undeniable flare for writing a killer hook.
Inspired by the events of the past two years, there’s a longing to hit the town on the infectious Out (Out), which wouldn’t sound out of place on her sophomore effort ‘Nocturnes’, while the shimmering, ‘70s-esque Back to Mine recalls house parties in east London when the singer relocated early in her career.
There’s more nostalgia; Want U Back sees Victoria pining for times gone by over pulsing ‘80s synths, while on the funk-influenced Nothing Ever Changes, she laments how some things always remain the same despite the passing of time.
The oldest song in the set, Crying on the Inside, was originally written for Carly Rae Jepsen, but when she didn’t take up the offer to record the track fans implored Victoria to keep it for her latest release. The result is perhaps the most straightforward pop track on the LP and a highlight from her impressive catalogue.
Closing with the cinematic title track, ‘Tomorrow’s Yesterdays’ – the album and the song itself – serves as a vignette of an unprecedented time in history and testament to Victoria that, when the rug was pulled from under her feet, she bounced back, dusted herself off and created a body of work that’s represents a defining moment in her career.
‘Tomorrow’s Yesterdays’ is .available on CD and vinyl.
