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It might appear unusual for a band like The Cindys, so rooted in the DIY mythology of 80’s indie, to venerate the major label debuts of that period. Yet, from REM’s Murmur to The Replacements Tim, there’s an almost perfectly balanced tension between pop sensibility and tape aesthetic, one captured in all its nuances on their debut album ‘Love Century’, out on the 19th November. For while this goal of mirroring the ‘major label debut (though without the major label’ was at the forefront of the band’s approach, what emerged was much more than a love letter to this period. ‘Love Century’ stands as an off-kilter testament to the pure power of the pop ethos, its nine tracks filtering its structures through an endless vault of indie rock myths and fables.

Work began at the beginning of 2026 when, with the backing of Breakfast Records, the band headed to the legendary Rockfield Studios to flesh out a new set of songs that had been previewed throughout their 2025 support tours with Shame and Getdown Services. The aim was to capture this live energy that had been cultivated throughout this busy period, recording straight to tape and focusing in on the dynamics between the guitars and rhythm section. For The Cindys though, it was a task perhaps all too easily achieved given their unorthodox writing process, which always resembled something akin to a baptism by fire. ‘I don’t think we’ve ever properly practiced a new song’ says Ogborne, ‘it always begins with me or Finlay sending a voice note. Then we just figure out our parts, turn up at soundcheck, run through it, and play it live for the first time that night.’

The same off-the-cuff approach also extended to the production. Working with long-time collaborator and co-producer Joe Jones (Teenage Fanclub, Aldous Harding, The Cure) was an almost wordless process for Ogborne and company, the two having forged an almost psychic connection on producing albums together over the past half a decade. At the same time, one can hear his precise and subtle touch throughout the record, the shimmering guitars and cymbals nestled perfectly within a variety of percussive flourishes. Compared to the often dry, fuzzy hiss of ‘The Cindys’, there’s a gentle lucidity throughout ‘Love Century’ that only serves to bring its bright melodies and harmonies to the fore.

If so much of the album is defined by a slight ramshackle energy, it is Ogborne’s lyricism that proves to be its bedrock. Loose and enigmatic, it's a subtle labyrinth of self-referential imagery, frequently becoming a monologue about the band itself. ‘I lost your face against the morning, glass shattered as you began to speak’ he sings on ‘Glass Shattered’, recalling the listless, head-pounding early rises of tour life, while also hinting at some deeper, stranger malady. Often, the lines between the self and speaker are blurred - ‘What have I put you through? I’d tell you if I knew’. These sly, slightly wistful reflections are littered throughout ‘Love Century’, in part a product of Ogborne's literary influences, which range from Dennis Johnson to Bolaño and Berman.

Yet, for all these quiet moments of uncertainty and isolation, ‘Love Century’ is a profoundly joyous record, the product of five friends brought together by a love of the craft. Drummer Ewan Ferguson and bassist Isaac Green supply a breezy energy behind its detailed arrangements, while guitarist and vocalist Finlay Burrows acts as a counterweight to Ogborne’s esoteric impulses. The Chilton-esque ‘I Can’t See You’, on which he is lead writer and vocalist’, is almost disarmingly confessional, a straightforward tale of love and loss on an album which so often delivers few direct answers. The band have often spoke of becoming closer and closer over the past year, through both the wholesome and bizarre, whether it be ‘spending a day out at the biggest waterslide park in Europe, going to an exact replica of Elvis’ Graceland in a Danish car park’ or just ‘almost being the victim of an armed robbery in a German layby’. It’s this closeness that binds the tracks of ‘Love Century’, the feeling of being all in it together, and the straightforward solidarity found in those days on the road.