While the new Math and Physics Club album is receiving plenty of well-deserved attention, the band’s latest single ‘Jimmy Had A Polaroid’ (matinée 075) is on everybody’s playlist (and shopping list) these days as well.
The title track is a catchy two-and-a-half minute number with unequivocal song of the year contender status. Backed with the exclusive non-album track ‘The Sound of Snow’ and limited to 500 hand-numbered copies on ice-blue vinyl, we knew it would be popular but wait until you read the reviews it’s getting!
Among our favorites, In Love With These Times… called it “an absolutely bombing 7″ single – two and half minutes of indie-pop righteousness that was born to be a 7″ A-side,” while PopMatters described it as “more delicious guitars, melodies and sweet longing from a band which has cornered the market for shimmery pop music.”
In other reviews, Aversion.com wrote “Jimmy Had a Polaroid could be this summer’s choice pop tune,” 32 Feet Per Second compared it to “a Camera Obscura cut played by The Lucksmiths,” and A Layer of Chips declared it “the sort of song that will make you throw your hands in the air like you just don’t care and waggle your legs around like a duck with Alzheimer’s.”
For more release details and reviews please see the catalog page. You can grab a free mp3 of ‘Jimmy Had a Polaroid’ on the Matinée sounds page as well. The 7″ is available now from the Matinée shop and select record emporiums across the globe plus digitally from the usual suspects. You know you want one…