Hello, I am Meursault, I hope you are well.

All songs & illustrations by Neil Pennycook

FKA DTHPDL

05/04/2019 through Scottish Fiction. Visit our Bandcamp to pre-order.

Promo requests & bookings: falsebliss666@gmail.com

Songwriter studio in Cardiff, Wales
Chrysler Holsapple, Robertson Matthews, Matt Eaton

Slumberland began operations in 1989 as a collective effort consisting of members of DC area bands Velocity Girl, Big Jesus Trash Can/Whorl, Black Tambourine and Powderburns. We were inspired by such musical happenings as C86, early Creation, Postcard, K, Bus Stop, lower East Side noise, and also the renegade art aesthetics & methods of people like Cage, Burroughs and Duchamp. The explosion of punk had left behind a thriving network of 'zines, labels and distributors and we felt that there was room for our noise-loving, pop-obsessed aesthetic. While there were loads of US indie labels releasing a steady stream of 7"s, there wasn't much pop going on. Notable exceptions included Bus Stop, K and Picture Book, and we hoped to join that group and help chisel out some space for melodies amongst the noise.

Early releases from Velocity Girl, Whorl and Black Tambourine struck a note, and we found like-minded popsters getting in touch from all over the world. As we expanded the label roster and our own horizons, the goal was always to share great songs and interesting sounds from a range of styles. Our first burst of activity through the 1990s and early 2000s brought seminal records by legendary bands like Stereolab, Rocketship, The Ropers, Lorelei, The Aislers Set, Hood and Boyracer.

By the mid 2000s we were seeing a resurgence of interest in guitar pop and the start of the ongoing vinyl revival: the perfect environment for Slumberland! We launched into our latest phase of activity with as string of classic releases from The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Crystal Stilts, Frankie Rose, Veronica Falls, Allo Darlin', Joanna Gruesome and so many more.

2025 is our thirty-sixth (!) year we are still at it, ploughing our own furrow and bringing you unique, genre-defining (and genre-defying!) releases from bands like The Laughing Chimes, Humdrum, The Cords, Autocamper, Jeanines, The Umbrellas, Neutrals, Artsick, Kids On A Crime Spree, Papercuts, Lightheaded, Tony Jay, Chime School, Lunchbox and many, many more. Indie fashions come and go but we're still thrilled by great songs and the new ways that pop can be rejuvenated to fit the times.

Kitty the Lion are a 5-piece pop band from Glasgow, in Scotland.

Since the release of their debut single 'Lion in the Bed', the band have gained considerable support and acclaim from the Scottish music scene and beyond, earning them coveted slots at Rockness and T in the Park, and the chance to play to thousands at Edinburgh's Hogmanay festivities. The band have played several dates with Brit-Award nominated Ben Howard, and had their music featured in BBC drama series 'Lip Service.'


The finely-crafted lyrics by front-woman Anna are perhaps the defining aspect of the band. Word-play and double-entendres characterise Kitty the Lion's songs, as well as the waspish delivery of the lines: "imagine a less laconic, much cleverer, Scottish Lily Allen" (The Scotsman). What matters most to the band though are their ballsy live performances, causing a fine racket and setting every toe tapping.


Having received funding from Creative Scotland, Kitty the Lion are currently recording their debut album with Paul Savage at Chem19 Studios, and will be releasing the record on Comets and Cartwheels in Autumn 2013.

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