Having had to wait 16 years for
The Avalanches to follow-up their seminal debut, Since I Left You , the gap between We Will Always Love You and 2016âs Wildflower feels minuscule in comparison. Any worries that The Avalanches settling into a (relatively) regular album release schedule will dampen their creative fire is quickly dispelled, however, with a listen to any of the albumâs 25(!) tracks.
The obvious thing to jump out when you consider We Will Always Love You is the sheer range of guest collaborators, which includes artists as diverse as Johnny Marr, Vashti Bunyan, Rivers Cuomo and Tricky.
Whatâs remarkable, though, is the Melbourne duoâs ability to synthesise the essence of these featured musicians into The Avalanchesâ DNA such that the cameos enhance the tracks without ever detracting from them.