matinée 073
PALE SUNDAY – SHOOTING STAR EP
Tracklisting:
1. Shooting Star
2. Are You Scared To Get Happy?
3. Before I Found You
4. Unknown Half
Fantastic new single from adored Brazilian indiepop heroes Pale Sunday! The band debuted on Matinée in 2003 with the incredibly popular single ‘A Weekend with Jane’ (matinée 049) and made loads of new friends with their 2005 album ‘Summertime?’ (matcd037). The first new recordings from the band in over four years, the exclusive new ‘Shooting Star’ EP proves the band still has the gift of writing modern indiepop classics with superb melodies and sing-along choruses.
The title track is an infectious pop hit with jangling guitars, an especially strong melody and nice harmonies. It’s a catchy burst of summertime any time of the year. ‘Are You Scared To Get Happy?’ proves the band has more than a few shoegaze records in their record collection, layering in fuzzy Teenage Fanclub-esque guitar parts and building to a multilayered orchestral ending with strings and more harmonies. ‘Before I Found You’ is shimmering pop at its best with more jangling guitar goodness, perfect melodies, handclaps, and tambourines, while ‘Unknown Half’ mixes multiple guitars with keyboards and other nice instrumentation to conclude the EP.
With four instantly memorable songs, ‘Shooting Star’ is a dazzling new release for Matinée and a very welcome return for Pale Sunday! Limited to 1000 copies in custom minijacket.
For band information, soundclips, reviews, and more release details please see the catalog and artist pages, or visit the Matinée and Pale Sunday pages on Myspace. You can hear songs on the Matinée sounds page, or tracks from the single rotating weekly on MySpace. The CD is available now in the Matinée shop and from select record emporiums across the globe, plus digitally via iTunes, emusic, Amazon mp3, and other good digital providers. Enjoy!