Swedish legends Red Sleeping Beauty are back atop the new release page with the ‘Late Nights, Vol. 3’ EP (matda045), the third volume in their ‘Late Nights’ series.

This volume features slightly darker versions of the 2024 single ‘Canciones de Verano’ plus ‘This Heart’s Now Yours’ from the 2024 ‘Diary’ album (matcd094) and ‘Cheryl, Cheryl, Bye’ from the 2016 ‘Kristina’ album on Shelflife Records.

The single is available now from the Matinée shop and the usual streaming services.  You can have a listen here on our Soundcloud as well!

Scottish favorites Strawberry Whiplash return to the new release rack today with the brand new four song ‘At The End Of The Day’ EP (matda044).

The title track—the second single lifted from a forthcoming new album ‘People Like Us’—is an instantly loveable smash with a stop/start chorus and beautiful interaction between the vocals and 12 string guitars.

The EP includes three additional tracks that are exclusive to this release: ‘Escher Sunday’ is a relaxed gem that repeats a seemingly always descending chord sequence not unlike the optical illusions of the artist, while ‘Beautiful Losers’ is an infectious indie disco stomp and ‘Picture Perfect’ is an acoustic version of one of Strawberry Whiplash’s most popular tracks recently discovered on an old hard drive.

The single is available right now from the Matinée shop, the usual digital merchants, and our Soundcloud.  The 12-track ‘People Like Us’ album is coming along nicely and on track for release later this year!

‘London-By-The-Sea’ (matda043) is the second single from the forthcoming album ‘Just Beyond The Lights’ by English duo The Perfect English Weather.

The song is an enchanting tale that weaves in and out of the band’s hometown of Brighton over several decades and the title was inspired by a chance meeting that Wendy had with Morrissey whilst traveling from London to Brighton in 1984. He mentioned that he had friends in “London-By-The-Sea” and the song touches on how times and people can change.

The single includes non-album bonus track ‘Flames’ that layers intricately strummed guitars and strings alongside more masterful vocals. The new 10-track album is scheduled for release in May!

‘London-By-The-Sea’ is available now from the Matinée shop and all the usual streaming services.  You can have a listen here on our Soundcloud as well!

‘Someone Made You Sad’ is the stunning fourth single (matda041) from the new ‘Lawrence of Suburbia’ album (matcd092) by Scottish favorites Bubblegum Lemonade.

The mid-tempo title track—which has emerged as the most heavily streamed track from the album—features backwards guitar, a catchy melodica motif, and a Madchester feel to the chorus.

As always, the EP features two first class non-album tracks. ‘Pure Honey’ is a blues-influenced blend of late ‘60’s Rolling Stones and the Jesus and Mary Chain. Inspired by a bottle of home-made honey given to Laz by a bee keeping friend, the song introduces his teenage son James on double-tracked rhythm guitar during the song’s outro and (along with the title track) features Sandra of fellow Glasgow band Strawberry Whiplash on backing vocals.

Finally, the hypnotic ‘The Ghost of Yourself’—a successful experiment in just how far you can go with two chords and nine words—has Laz revisiting the time he was in a band in his youth, rehearsing in a friend’s flat in advance of a gig. The fact that Bubblegum Lemonade has songs this good to use as b-sides to the album’s fourth single gives you a little indication of the quality of unreleased tracks in the band’s catalog.

The EP is available now from the Matinée shop, the usual digital merchants, and streaming on our Soundcloud:

Swedish legends Red Sleeping Beauty return to the top of the news page with the ‘Late Nights, Vol. 2’ EP (matda042), the second volume of their ‘Late Nights’ series.

The EP features slightly darker versions of ‘Caroline (I Found Love)’ from the 2024 ‘Diary’ album (matcd094), ‘Breaking Up Is Easy’ from the 2016 ‘Kristina’ album on Shelflife Records, and ‘The Swedish Winter’ from the 2019 ‘Stockholm’ album (matcd084).

The single is available now from the Matinée shop and all the usual streaming services.  You can have a listen here on our Soundcloud as well!

‘Caroline of Brunswick Square’ (matda040) is the new single from English favorites The Perfect English Weather featuring husband and wife duo Simon and Wendy Pickles from The Popguns.

The song is a swinging sixties-influenced gem with absolutely stunning crystalline vocals and prime guitar work that will have you reaching for the repeat button straightaway.

It is the first song released by the band since 2019 and the initial preview of a forthcoming 10-track album ‘Just Beyond The Lights’ scheduled for release this spring.  

The single is available now from the Matinée shop and all the usual streaming services.  You can have a listen here on our Soundcloud as well!

The ‘Fractals’ EP (matinée 101) is the highly anticipated new single from Spanish indiepop favorites The Royal Landscaping Society!

Lead track ‘When There’s Nothing Left To Look Forward To’ is a brilliantly hypnotic heartbreak song layering multiple guitars with twinkling keyboards and electronics to produce the most captivating few minutes from the band so far.

‘Fractals’ perfectly incorporates the mathematical concept of repeating geometric patterns in recorded form, and was written immediately after watching a documentary about the relationship between math and nature.

The EP concludes with the stripped back ‘Untitled’ combining piano, six-string bass guitar, and vocals in an especially simple and effective song that will have you reaching for the replay button straightaway.

The single channels the usual influence from fellow heartbreak champions Brighter, Harper Lee, and The Cure in exceptionally warm recordings and is one of the strongest singles released on the label to date. The EP is limited to 500 copies on classic black vinyl in a beautiful record sleeve with a design based on the Fibonacci sequence.  

It is officially released February 14, but is available for preorder now in the Matinée shop!  The stellar ‘Means of Production’ CD (matcd088) from the band is also still available and absolutely essential listening so pick up a copy of it if you haven’t already. 

You can add recent 7″ singles from The Popguns, Red Sleeping Beauty, or Math and Physics Club (or recent CDs from Azure Blue, Bubblegum Lemonade, Red Sleeping Beauty, or Northern Portrait) to your order with little to no additional postage cost so do the right thing and support these magnificent Matinée artists. Visit the Matinée shop for all these hits and more!

Soundtrack your shopping experience with our Soundcloud player and a video for the lead track below:

Hot on the heels of their acclaimed fifth album Diary (matcd094), Red Sleeping Beauty return with the ‘Late Nights’ EP (matda039).

The EP features slightly darker late night versions of their 2015 comeback single ‘Always’, the Saint Etienne-esque smash ‘Could Have Been Me’ from Diary, and their very first released song, ‘You Are The Kind’, originally featured on the ‘International Pop’ 7” compilation in 1992.

The single is available right now from the Matinée shop, the usual digital merchants, and our Soundcloud:

As we work on a fantastic batch of new Matinée releases, it’s time to clear space with a holiday sale!

Take up to 50 percent off every item in the Matinée shop now through January 5.

Just enter the applicable promo code in the shopping cart at checkout.

We are shipping orders all week so treat yourself to new releases and back catalog classics with same day shipping … or buy digital downloads for immediate gratification.

There are several releases that are close to selling out now so please grab a copy while you can.

Thanks for your support of the label this year and stay tuned for 2025 release news coming very soon.

Celebrate the season with festive favorites from Matinée artists Azure Blue, Brighter, Bubblegum Lemonade, Champagne Riot, The Fairways, Harper Lee, Lovejoy, The Lucksmiths, Math and Physics Club, Northern Portrait, Pale Sunday, The Perfect English Weather, The Pines, Pipas, The Popguns, Razorcuts, Red Sleeping Beauty, The Royal Landscaping Society, Slipslide, Strawberry Whiplash and The Windmills.  One song for every day of the month and perfect for Christmas wrapping frenzy. Happy holidays!