Greetings comrades! With six singles under our belt for the year it’s about time for some new Matinée POP! albums don’t you think? Alas, we have you covered with a pretty impressive lot too…
The splendid fifth album from incomparable London quartet Would-Be-Goods is ready for release later this month. Entitled ‘Eventyr’ (matcd047), it’s the first Would-Be-Goods album since the 2004 smash ‘The Morning After’ (matcd032) and so worth the wait. The album features 13 new recordings including a new version of ‘Temporary Best Friend’ which surfaced last year on the ‘Matinée Hit Parade’ compilation (matcd045). The full album tracklisting is: 1. Sad Stories; 2. The Ghost Of Mr. Minton; 3. In Bohemia; 4. The Girl At No. 7; 5. Venusberg; 6. Melusine; 7. Heart of Tin; 8. Pleasure Island; 9. Temporary Best Friend; 10. Baby Romaine; 11. Subtle Charm; 12. Enemies of Promise; 13. A Professor Momtchiloff Mystery.
We are previewing four tracks on the Matinée catalog page and rotating songs on the sounds page and also over on MySpace. The album is scheduled for official release October 28th, but we are taking preorders RIGHT NOW exclusively on the Matinée website and will ship copies beginning mid month. We’ll be sharing more about the album very soon but for now, enjoy the preview tracks and reserve a copy of your very own on the order page.
Following massively popular singles ‘Ten Years Younger’ (matinée 064) and ‘Susan’s In The Sky’ (matinée 069), Scotland’s Bubblegum Lemonade have completed work on the all-important debut album ‘Doubleplusgood’ (matcd048). The album includes 12 new bubblegum classics: 1. A Billion Heartbeats; 2. Beautiful Friends; 3. I’ll Never Be Yours; 4. Tired Of Sleeping; 5. Last Time I Saw Andrew; 6. Susan’s In The Sky; 7. Penny Fountain; 8. My Dreams Of You; 9. Lost Summer Days; 10. Here They Come; 11. Tyler; 12. Last Weekend.
We are featuring four tracks on the Matinée catalog page and rotating songs on the sounds page and also over on MySpace. The album is scheduled for release November 11th but we are taking preorders RIGHT NOW exclusively on the Matinée website and will ship copies around the middle of the month. In the meantime, enjoy the preview tracks and reserve your copy now on the order page.
A new album from Australia’s The Lucksmiths is always reason to celebrate, but as it’s been nearly four years since ‘Warmer Corners’ (matcd039) was released, their new one ‘First Frost’ (matcd049) has us jumping for joy! Released in conjunction with the fine people at the Lost and Lonesome Recording Company in Australia and Fortuna POP! in the UK, it’s another classic Lucksmiths album for your collection. The album features a few songs previewed by the band during live dates last year and a whole lot of new ones, including: 1. The Town and The Hills; 2. Good Light; 3. A Sobering Thought (Just When One Was Needed); 4. California In Popular Song; 5. South-East Coastal Rendezvous; 6. The National Mitten Registry; 7. Day Three of Five; 8. Never and Always; 9. Lament of the Chiming Wedgebill; 10. How We Met; 11. Song of the Undersea; 12. Up With The Sun; 13. Pines; 14. Who Turned on the Lights?
Four key album tracks are featured on the Matinée catalog page and we’re rotating songs on the sounds page and on MySpace as well. The album is scheduled for release November 4th but we are accepting preorders RIGHT NOW exclusively on the Matinée website and will ship copies beginning mid month. Reserve your very own copy now on the order page.
As if those three weren’t enough, we also await copies of the brand new third album ‘Speak Up’ (matcd051) from Australian collective The Guild League! Last gracing the Matinée discography with the ‘Inner North’ (matcd034) set in 2004, the band has played a whole lot of live dates in the meantime and recorded 10 new classics for this album, including: 1. Mouse vs. Mountain; 2. If Not Now…; 3. Dead Hour; 4. Suit Fits; 5. The Idea; 6. Where’s The Colour?; 7. Brains; 8. Limited Express; 9. 17 Summer; 10. Incandescent.
The Guild League launch ‘Speak Up’ with a live date October 12 for the lucky people of Melbourne. The rest of us mortals will have to settle for the CD until we convince them to take the show on the road outside Australia. We’re showcasing four album tracks on the Matinée catalog page and rotating songs on the sounds page and on MySpace. The album will be officially released next month but we are taking preorders RIGHT NOW exclusively on the Matinée website and will ship copies from October 27th. Yep, it’s on the order page as well so what exactly are you still doing here?