Wednesday, 30 July 2008The Strange Death of Liberal England on Fantastic plastic The Strange Death Of Liberal England Angelou / Sacred to Death Fantastic Plastic Country of Origin: United Kingdom (UK) Quantity Pressed: 500 Release Date: 14th Jul 2008 'Angelou' is the third single from TSDOL and on this latest release the high falsetto vocals from Adam Woolway seem like a departure from previous efforts. It's been engineered more prominently in the mix reminding me (in vocal only) of early At The Drive In, further distancing themselves from that Arcade Fire reference point. Overall it sounds highly produced and all noise gated, opposite from the organic ensemble yell along feel of their last single 'Oh Solitude'. Who doesn't like that pause between washes of guitar? Where everything stops on a dime for a millisecond only to drop back in harder, leaving you just enough pause to reappreciate where this is headed. Combined with a frantic chanting chorus from all the other band members, it's definitely got that complex arrangement of math-pop that will keep you guessing as it's constantly changing. Jason Dean Labels: fantastic plastic, the strange death of liberal england
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Sunday, 13 July 2008
The Tartans on Yay! records
Artist: THE TARTANS
Cats Of Camerford
YAY! Records
Country of Origin: USA
Quantity Pressed: 500
Release Date: 23rd Jun 2008
Cats Of Camerford
1939/ Your Favorite Song
The Tartans are a little...well let's say.... melancholy. They aren't going to yell at you, they aren't trying to reinvent anything, they just follow through with the ideals of the most punk rock of all....the indiepop movement of the late eighties. Seemingly ignoring and/or rejecting the excesses of the 80's and any trendy music directions, it was a reaction against anything outwardly Rock with a capital R.
The Tartans might not exactly be about all that reactionary stuff, but they know a catchy keyboard line when they hit it and like their mentors they are embracing the format that has always dominated the hardcore indiepop scene, the ecomonical humble 7". The Scottish name reference as well won't be lost on anyone still in love with Belle and Sebastian and Orange Juice, and you won't be far off in finding this single a close relative.
The A side, 'The Cats of Camerford' is an ambling song in the tradition of jangly pop tunes at that melodic speed, not too fast, not too slow...all informed by that C86 sound. They aren't using slang here, they're actually singing about cats, as in the pets.
looking dirty / theres a notch out of your ear / now you know you're no peer / of the Cats of Camerford
Growing up playing along to the Pastels according to their myspace bio they employ a huge array of instrumentation which gives the initial twee underpinnings a really full unique sound. Trumpet chorus arrangements, hammond organ chords, occasional melodica...every tool from the indiepop arsenal brandished in the name of their back to basics, uncomplicated fun loving sentimental pop.
On the flip side, 1939 finds Yvonne on vocals crooning about how in her mind it's 1939. Is this another callback to the simpler times of sincere songwriting minus all the artificial paths to stardom? Or the romantic nostalgia for the past, full of 45's and giant wood radios? One thing is clear, anyone recording these catchy unassuming numbers is doing it out of a sheer love for this genre.... they are embracing the anorak and sincerely letting it show.
Jason Dean
Labels: the tartans, yay records
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