Hello pop fans! Another day, another new 45! Here’s the skinny:
matinée 077
THE LUCKSMITHS – GET-TO-BED BIRDS 7″
Tracklisting:
1. Get-to-Bed Birds
2. The World of Professional Golf 1994
Plucked fresh from the ether, here it is—the final offering of new material from The Lucksmiths! Released one-year posthumously, ‘Get-to-Bed Birds’ (matinée 077) collects the last two songs the band scribed before hitting Splitsville. Both A and B-sides are non-album tracks, recorded especially for separate compilations: ‘Get-to-Bed Birds’ was originally featured on the ‘Matinée Grand Prix’ CD (matcd050), while B-side ‘The World of Professional Golf 1994’ appeared on one edition of Australian literary journal The Lifted Brow’s collections.
The title-track is a gem; drawn from the well of introspection occasioned by New Year’s Eve, ‘Get-to-Bed Birds’ is a weary-eyed tale of a drunken wee-hours stumble through familiar streets. ‘The World of Professional Golf 1994’, meanwhile, is the wistful lament of a caffeinated couch-dweller’s televised sports fixation. Unintentionally, the coupling of the two songs makes for a well-rounded summary, neatly pulling together some well-worn Lucksmiths themes (drinking/sports/revelry/pensiveness), and dishing them up attractively on one glorious, beautifully packaged piece of funeral black vinyl.
Having served sixteen years on the planet as a hard-working indiepop troupe, The Lucksmiths, through a coveted knack for turning the phrase and touching the heart, earned themselves a place alongside forebears The Go-Betweens in the annals of great literate Australian pop. ‘Get-to-Bed Birds’ is a superb coda to an illustrious career.
The 7” is co-released with our good pals at the Lost And Lonesome Recording Company in Australia and is limited to 1000 hand-numbered copies with free MP3 download code. Sadly—just like the band—the singles will not last forever so visit the Matinée shop to secure your copy now. We begin shipping orders this coming Tuesday the 28th so you won’t have to wait too long. If you’re feeling strictly digital, both songs have been delivered to the usual online services and are available to download right now! All good record shops will start receiving copies next week as well.
Stop press #1: There is a free download of ‘Get-to-Bed Birds’ on the Matinée sounds page right now if you’re feeling like a little preview. Enjoy!
Stop press #2: In other Lucksmiths action, we can now confirm a forthcoming DVD release of the band’s 2009 farewell shows in Australia. Watch for more details on this special release soon!