I'll be first to admit that I fell off the Fratellis bandwagon relatively early on; after releasing the brash and immensely entertaining Costello Music in 2006 and following it up with the more uneven Here We Stand less than two years later, they seemed to be running out of steam after just two albums. The five year gap between Here We Stand and We Need Medicine didn't help, and neither did its underwhelming singles. By the time their reunion hit full stride on 2015's Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied , I had entirely stopped paying attention along with pretty much everyone outside of their small, devoted fan base. After eventually hearing some of that last album's tracks, I had to admit there was still something there after all; while their music was mostly far removed from that of Costello Music , there was a maturity and a classic feel that gave Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied an endearing quality. These are trends that more or less continue on In Your Own Sweet Time , but th...
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