Coleraine band The Amazing Pilots have a remarkable musical maturity, particularly when you consider that Hello My Captor is their debut album A dark-edged delight from start to finish, the record is awash with grand arrangements and melancholy melodies. There is a rich, cinematic sweep to this collection of songs, which calls to mind the elegant chamber-pop of Scott Walker. Despite the record's dark heart, it still retains a strong sense of uplifting optimism, and possesses a glowing human warmth. The search for the perfect heartbreak record ends here.

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