Music Interview: Jason Brewer, The Explorer’s Club

During the first Covid-19 lockdown, one of the albums that kept me sane was the new, self-titled record by The Explorers Club. Paying homage to the lush orchestrations of Phil Spector and Burt Bacharach, as well as the ‘60s sunshine pop of The Beach Boys – circa Pet Sounds – The Turtles and The Association, it’s an ambitious collection of songs, with gorgeous, aching melodies and wonderful, rich arrangements for strings, horns and vocals. The bouncy, harmony-drenched first single ‘Ruby’ could be the sister of ‘Elenore’ by The Turtles, ‘Mystery’, ‘Don’t Cry’and ‘Look To The Horizon’ are perfect pocket symphonies, …