We have officially launched our 2008 release schedule with debut singles out today from brilliant new Glasgow bands Bubblegum Lemonade and Strawberry Whiplash! Here are the complete release details:
catalog number: matinée 064
BUBBLEGUM LEMONADE – TEN YEARS YOUNGER EP
Tracklisting:
1. Ten Years Younger
2. The Tomorrow People
3. Unsafe At Any Speed
4. That Thing You Do!
Magnificent debut release from a 60’s influenced indie-pop affair from Glasgow, Scotland. Bubblegum Lemonade is principally a man called Laz, a 12-string Rickenbacker enthusiast with more than a few Velvet Underground, Byrds, Jesus and Mary Chain, and Razorcuts records in his collection.
Title track ‘Ten Years Younger’ updates the Mary Chain’s take on The Velvets with nice bursts of electronica and beautiful female backing vocals courtesy of Sandra from fellow Glaswegians Strawberry Whiplash.
‘The Tomorrow People’ is a wonderful 60’s-drenched jangle pop gem that should please even the most ardent Byrds or Razorcuts fan, while ‘Unsafe at Any Speed’ is Ralph Nader meets the Mary Chain with liberal dollops of reverb and distortion.
Finally, ‘That Thing You Do!’ is a glorious cover of the title song from the mid-90’s hit movie of the same name. Written by Adam Schlesinger (Ivy, Fountains of Wayne), the song was originally credited to the fictitious band The Wonders and needed to be roughed up a bit as it is here. A fantastic closer to an impressive debut EP.
With insanely catchy songs, masterful 12-string guitars, shimmering pop melodies, and the feedback drenched sounds of the Mary Chain, Bubblegum Lemonade is an extraordinary addition to the Matinée roster proving that old school indie will never go out of style. Limited to 1000 copies in custom minijacket sleeve.
For band photos, soundclips, and more information please see the catalog and artist pages, or surf the Matinée and Bubblegum Lemonade pages on Myspace.
catalog number: matinée 065
STRAWBERRY WHIPLASH – WHO’S IN YOUR DREAMS EP
Tracklisting:
1. Who’s In Your Dreams?
2. It Rains On Other Planets
3. My Day Today
4. Factory Girl
Astonishing debut from a promising new band from Glasgow, Scotland where everyone is in a pop band—it’s in the blood, it’s in the water and it’s in the contract. Sandra and Laz have built a feedback wall of sunshine sound out of old fuzz boxes and reverbed drums that recalls some of the best C-86 pop from The Shop Assistants, Talulah Gosh, The Primitives, or The Revolving Paint Dream.
The debut single includes the infectious lead track ‘Who’s In Your Dreams?’ which is creating quite the buzz on international indie blogs already. It’s a hip shaking pop gem with tambourines, splendid melodies, loads of reverb and just the recommended dosage of ba-da-ba’s.
‘It Rains On Other Planets’ is a shimmering wall of sound with noisy guitars, steady drumming, piercing organ and handclaps, while ‘My Day Today’ is an immediate 150 bpm pop hit with jangling guitars and keyboards that in a parallel universe would fill dancefloors to capacity. Final track ‘Factory Girl’ is a harmonic wall of pop based around the Warhol Superstar phenomenon—think Mary Chain meets The Primitives and you’re nearly there.
An especially invigorating addition to the Matinée catalog, Strawberry Whiplash are early contenders for favorite new band of 2008! Limited to 1000 copies in custom minijacket sleeve.
For band photos, soundclips, and more information please see the catalog and artist pages, or surf the Matinée and Strawberry Whiplash pages on Myspace.
Both new EPs are selling like hotcakes so get to the order page or your favorite shop to secure a copy today! We have somehow coordinated the iTunes release dates precisely this time too so if you’re after digital copies you know where to go for those. You can listen to the title tracks in their entirety on the Matinée sounds page, or tracks from each EP rotating weekly on MySpace, or 30-second samples of all the songs on iTunes. Enjoy!
The esteemed album of the year award goes to ‘Spring A Leak’ (
In the singles category, Math and Physics Club captured the top spot with the ‘Baby I’m Yours’ EP (
‘Baby I’m Yours’ also provided Math and Physics Club with its third consecutive victory in the coveted Matinée song of the year contest. The title track from the latest EP earned 26 votes, followed by ‘My Only Inspiration’ from newcomers The Electric Pop Group (24), ‘Feel Good Factor’ from The Hermit Crabs (19), ‘Ten Years Younger’ from Bubblegum Lemonade (15) and ‘Temporary Best Friend’ from Would-Be-Goods (14). ‘Good Light’ from The Lucksmiths (13), ‘Failure’ from Clay Hips (11), ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’ from The Lucksmiths (11), ‘Call To Prayer’ from The Guild League (10) and ‘Ilene’ from Harper Lee (10) completed the top ten, followed by ‘Friend’s Folk Festival’ from The Hermit Crabs (9), ‘Nothing Really Happened’ from Math and Physics Club (9), ‘Summershine’ from Strawberry Whiplash (9), ‘Falling Off Of My Feet Again’ from The Lucksmiths (8), and ‘Do You Keep A Diary’ from Math and Physics Club (8). 
In the favorite artist category, The Lucksmiths held the number one spot for the sixth consecutive year (43 votes), followed by Math and Physics Club (28), Harper Lee (15), The Pines (14), Brighter (13), Razorcuts (13), The Hermit Crabs (9), The Siddeleys (9), Would-Be-Goods (9), and Tender Trap (7). 
Brighter topped the favorite Matinée release of all time category with the ‘Singles 1989-1992’ (
Happy New Year! We are kicking off 2008 with a slight revision to the Matinée news page that will offer shorter but more frequent updates so bookmark this page as we are planning several updates per month and you don’t want to miss anything now do you? We have a great year planned but for now here’s our top sellers hit parade for December in case you are looking for that perfect post-holiday present for yourself: