The Comedian (demo)

The Homeowner EP was recorded with Mark Gittins in September 2015.

Words and music by Homeowner.

3. Probably

2. The Comedian

1. Knee Length

Currant bun

You shouldn't be with anyone

A Comedy

Kayfabe

Premium

Chairs

Take

Birmingham gloam-pop group Homeowner will release its second EP, Video Nasty, on Friday May 8. 

The release sees Homeowner expand on its kitchen sink indie sound with influences from the stranger margins of new wave and Britpop, taking cues from the likes of XTC, The Stranglers, Space, Talking Heads, Edwyn Collins, Monochrome Set and Pulp. 

Across four songs – ‘Binmen Sympathisers’, ‘I’m the Problem’, ‘Memorex 240’, and ‘Rug Doctor’– songwriter Sean Murray pits bouncy synths and spiky guitars against lyrics that document council strikes, stay-at-home inadequacy, and VHS nostalgia. 

Murray says: “This record rejoices at ordinary and somewhat outmoded ways of life, be it programming video machines to record your weekly serials or hiring heavy-duty carpet cleaners at a competitive rate. 

“While tongues are firmly pressed into cheeks, there is still a scent of doom to Video Nasty, as well as scathing self-criticism and paranoia for the emotionally unstable Indie purists out there.”

Rug Doctor

Memorex 240s

I'm The Problem

Binmen Sympathisers

Homeowner is Sean Murray and other problems. Hailing from Birmingham, UK, the band writes catchy choruses (but hates to admit it), and lyrics that celebrate the mundane. Homeowner’s music brings to mind the floppy, erudite fringe of 80s and 90s indie, but filtered through a downtrodden, distinctly Brummie worldview

The full line-up is Sean Murray on vocals and guitar, Josh Smyth on lead guitar and backing vocals, Oliver Pyper on bass, and Connor Doyle on drums

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