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At looong last, we announce the debut long-playing compact disc release for YellowFever, the compelling Texan combo we fell in love with a few years back at a dive bar in Austin. Instantly caught in their headlights, we were struck by their straight-to-the-heart simplicity and no-frills delivery. Reminding us (vaguely) of a stripped-down 60s girl group cross-bred with some early-Flying Nun and Go-Betweens, their tunes could be called "art pop" or "twee punk" or "garagey something or other" but none of these descriptions really do them justice. With a minimal approach to instrumentation and production, the band's shambling rhythms are juxtaposed perfectly by Jennifer's arresting vocal delivery, evoking comparisons to Stereolab, Young Marble Giants and The Aislers Set. YellowFever compiles the band's early EPs and single, from when they were doing the rounds as a three-piece, and show a definite progression from their short and simple bass and drums sing-a-long beginnings to their more complex and "realised" later work. Nowadays YellowFever are a duo, and even more captivating live; with their new album currently in production, we look forward to hearing the fruits of their brilliant minds early in the new year.
YellowFever is available to order right now from L&L and in all good Australian record stores from August 20 through MGM distribution. This is a co-release with Wild World in the US. Please support your lovely local label.
This news just in — Still Flyin' are back with an awesome 12" vinyl EP! On A Party in Motion, our favourite San Franciscan indiepop crusaders have pulled the ultimate smoke-bomb and reappeared with a brand-neu bag of kraut-flavoured pop hits! Eschewing their earlier rocksteady stylings, they've locked down the groove, cranked the synth bass, and reserved a corner of the dancefloor for the 3am till dawn bracket for when the real magic happens. Brimming with catchy melody lines and vocal interplay, it's strictly bliss-out and lose control of your inhibitions on these four songs (including a couple of woolly mammoth mega-jams!), produced by Haima Marriott of Architecture in Helsinki fame. Handsomely packaged by the band's Guru, as ever, the big bold impressive 12" record comes with a FREE download code, so you can get portable on your favorite tiny listening device while jamming a mellow rollerblade session or something. Not bad for just 15 bucks, right!
But wait — it gets even better… Any orders we ship for A Party in Motion before July 31 will also contain FREE OF CHARGE a copy of Still Flyin's fantastic Runaway Train II 7" single from April this year! Yeah, I know, we're silly like that. I think it's this whole vinyl thing that makes us impulsive and dangerously generous. But be quick — July 31 is a mere four days away… So get ordering!
Of course, you can also find yourself a copy of A Party in Motion at Polyester Records (Melbourne), Red Eye (Sydney), and Rocking Horse (Brisbane), or if you're in America please check out the fabulous Ernest Jenning record label!
As the winter sun bashfully struggles to warm your cosy nook, let The Bank Holidays provide the soundtrack! Their new album Sail Becomes a Kite is brimming with gorgeous harmonies and misty-eyed melancholia in the tradition of bands like The Zombies and The Mamas & the Papas. Just as easily as slipping on a well-worn pair of Wallabee moccasins, all four members of The Bank Holidays gleefully roll out the vocals, creating a complex, mesmerising world within each song, while never losing sight of the perfect pop hook. Recorded in the band's hometown of Perth, Western Australia, the commodious surrounds of the ABC Studios provide the ideal ambience to let the sprawling arrangements and melodies truly breathe. The result is The Bank Holidays' most absolute, well-rounded work to date. On songs like 'His Majesty's Voice' and the beautiful, arresting 'Save Silence' we are reminded of why The Bank Holidays are regarded by many as among today's finest practitioners of the well-crafted pop song.
"If this doesn't expose them to a wider audience, the band is all invited around to my house for a tea party where I will summarily eat my hat" — Drum Media
The Bank Holidays' Sail Becomes a Kite is available to pre-order from us now! Orders will be lovingly dropped in the mail box this coming Monday, July 12. If you prefer to do things the good ol' fashioned way, drop in to your local record store anytime from July 17. Distributed in Australia by MGM and in the USA by Darla.
