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# 212. 22 MAKE by Oh Wonder
- URL: https://www.auditorymusings.net/22-make-by-oh-wonder/
- Published: 2022-10-08T16:28:56.000Z
- Updated: 2022-10-08T16:56:41.000Z
- Author: Pulin Kothari
- Tags: indie pop

I previously covered the debut record by this English indie pop duo [here](https://www.auditorymusings.net/oh-wonder-self-titled/). Since that debut, they've released four additional albums, this being the latest. The significance of this record is that it serves as a follow-up to *22 Break* (released in late 2021), which is their self-professed break-up album. The pandemic and other stressors put a strain on their relationship and they found the recording of *22 Break* as cathartic. In the end, they stayed together and *22 Make* is the result, i.e., their 2022 make-up album.

The instrumentation is pretty sparse and mellow, allowing the vocals (especially those of Josephine Vander West) to stand out front and center. The tracks I especially like include, 'Sweet Disaster,' '365,' title track/album opener '22 Make,' 'Magnificent' (the piano has a serious Coldplay vibe) and album closer 'Say Something' with its quirky but irresistible synth line.