Hold Me Like The Moon

You Should Go Mad

All Time [single]

All Time [single edit]

Lunchbox's Tim Brown and Donna McKean have been making records in their Oakland, California basement for two decades, inspired by 1960s/70s AM-radio pop and TV show theme music, punk, C86, and mod à la the Creation and the Jam. From the sonically-inventive indiepop of "The Magic of Sound" (1999) to the dub-influenced psychedelia of "Evolver" (2001) to the critically-acclaimed bubblegum of "Lunchbox Loves You" (2013), the couple have established a sound all their own.

Their new album for Slumberland, "After School Special," finds them at the height of their powers of songcraft and performance. Donna's bass playing stakes out stylistic territory somewhere between Carol Kaye and John Entwhistle while Tim's guitar is equal parts 12-string jangle and clipped Orange Juice-esque funk. Horns by Gary Olson (Ladybug Transistor) and longtime collaborator Jeremy Goody drive the record from beginning to end. Evelyn Davis' delay-drenched keyboards combine with whispers of analog tape feedback to give the record an otherworldly vibe in keeping with its lyrical themes.

There, favorite seasons (autumn) and animals (cats), appear alongside love and death, ghosts and reincarnation. From the shimmering opener "Dream Parade" to the horn-driven mod-pop of "Hide and Seek," the groovy sixties R&B vibe of "I Really Wanna Know" and the haunting male-female vocal stylings of the  album-closing title track, the textures shift while the unity of artistic vision remains. Catchy as hell and beautifully packaged, "After School Special" is Lunchbox at their very best.

After School Special

Lunchbox - Gary of the Academy

Stream Birds: https://linktr.ee/stJasper

Produced and engineered by Louis Milburn
Mastered by Hallam Robinson

Artwork by Raissa Pardini

Birds

Our debut single ‘Every Sale the Same’ describes in its essence the work hard, play hard mentality. The adrenaline and alcohol fuelled rise to the very top of the career ladder and looming threat of the icarus effect – plummeting right down back in to the depths of whatever hole you’ve found yourself in.

“Step 1, Happy Hour by all accounts represents a fair saving,
For the men, and women of the working class.
When hidden behind a 2-4-1 offer,
The aggressive markup of the cocktail menu
Seems to pass…”

Every Sale Is The Same - Single

Every Sale Is The Sale

Every Sale Is The Same

The first single from Wasuremono's third album "Let's Talk" out in Early 2021.

WASUREMONO - Let's Talk

Benjamin FIORINI - Drums
Quentin ISIDORE - Voice & Guitar
Ingrid LETOURNEAU - Keyboards 
Marion PLOUVIEZ - Guitar & Voice
Renaud RETAUX - Bass

Written & composed by Quentin ISIDORE
Rearranged & performed with Pastel Coast
Recorded and Mixed by Quentin ISIDORE
Mastered by Benjamin MATHIEU at Road Studio

Typography - Coralie MONPONTET
Photos Credits - Yannick GOURNAY
Designed by Quentin ISIDORE

Rendezvous

A Walk In The Park

"Hot Shit" - MAWD
Release Date: November 20th, 2020
Independent

Co-writers: Josiah Mazzaschi & Madeleine Mathews (MAWD)
Produced/Recorded: Josiah Mazzaschi at The Cave Studios
Mastered: Anthony Puglisi

Hot Shit

Whisper Dish - They Don't Know

Forthcoming PostMap Club release, out February 1st - with two exclusive b-sides.

'The Circular' is taken from Firestations upcoming Melted Medium EP - which will be released on March 5th 2021. Pre-orders will be available soon.

All Time [single edit]

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