Looks like the new EPs from Northern Portrait and The Electric Pop Group are scheduled to arrive a bit sooner than expected so get your preorders in and you might have these new Matinée classics in your hands even before we promised! See preorder details immediately following this posting and exclusive song previews just uploaded on MySpace.
Meanwhile, our two most recent releases are enjoying wonderful early reviews and here are some favorite quotes. Click on the catalog numbers for complete release details including full reviews and soundclips. These singles are part of virtually every order we receive these days but if you haven’t gotten yours please head over to the order page before they sell out!
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Bubblegum Lemonade – Ten Years Younger CDEP
“Ten Years Younger is the jangled up long lost cousin of The Velvets ‘I’ll Be Your Mirror’. An essential purchase for anyone with a jangle pop bone in their body – Bubblegum Lemonade have made a great EP that takes on board a lot of C86’s original reference points and created something of real beauty.” —Indie-mp3.co.uk
“The songs on the EP are all infectiously catchy and good enough to make you want to break lampshades in unbridled euphoria. Hell yeah! It’s Bubblegum Lemonade!” —Luna Park 6
“Ten Years Younger features jingle jangle Rickenbackers and is total guitar heaven in the vein of early Primal Scream, Postcard Records, Biff, Bang, Pow! and the early Servants… Absolutely irresistable! More please!” —Pennyblack Magazine
“An unlikely balance between the murky reverb of early years Jesus and Mary Chain’s guitars and the simple sunshine pop of the ’60s, alluding to everyone from Phil Spector’s stable of talent to The Monkees, with a tiny dose of electronics thrown in now and then just to make things a little more unpredictable. Bubblegum Lemonade’s the perfect C86 pop band that just happened to turn up 22 years behind schedule.” —Aversion.com
“This EP is a pure gem, layered vocals, catchy harmonies, subtle feedback, everything’s there…Buy it now and get 12 minutes of youth back.” —A Hipster’s Progress
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Strawberry Whiplash – Who’s In Your Dreams CDEP
“Who’s In Your Dreams? could have kept Sarah Records in cheap microphones for decades all on its own. It is a fuzzy delight, overdosing in sweet bah bah bah’s and drums that while pounded have a certain timedness.” —mp3hugger
“If you have not heard Strawberry Whiplash before you are in for a treat. They’re like the best bits of c86 rolled up into a decidely lovely ball of indiepop.” —Indie-mp3.co.uk
“Feels like a distant cousin to Jesus and Mary Chain’s classic ‘Just Like Honey.’ It’s just wonderful. Let’s have that full-length soon, eh?” —Ink 19
“Four little jewels that’ll stick with you all this summer. I know it’s only February, but their ‘feedback wall of sunshine sound’ and a song like ‘It Rains On Other Planets’ will disperse winter clouds and make flowers grow around your steps. Ten seconds were enough for me to fall head over heels.” —A Hipster’s Progress
“Who’s in Your Dreams? is a perfect fuzzy pop song, with lots of tambourine, and more ba-da-bas per capita than most perfect fuzzy pop songs that I’ve heard in recent memory. I want to shirk all of my responsibilities and spend all of my spare time with it.” —Square Girls
The Glasgow duo continue their reign atop the Matinée hit parade, although preorders for debuts from our Scandinavian contingent suggest March may be a different story. Here are the top sellers for February:
10. Harper Lee – He Holds A Flame CDEP
9. The Siddeleys – Slum Clearance CD
8. Math and Physics Club – Baby I’m Yours CDEP
7. Various Artists – The Matinée Hit Parade CD
6. The Lucksmiths – Spring A Leak 2xCD
5. The Hermit Crabs – Saw You Dancing CD
4. Northern Portrait – The Fallen Aristocracy CDEP
3. The Electric Pop Group – Sunrise CDEP
2. Strawberry Whiplash – Who’s In Your Dreams CDEP
1. Bubblegum Lemonade – Ten Years Younger CDEP
Adios amigos!