Besides the bus station and football club, Preston hasn’t had
much to offer to the world for a long time….until now. Step
forwards THE COMMON COLD, the best band you are likely
to see and hear all year.
Formed by two friends Ajay Saggar and Mark Wareing, the duo
had served time in legendary Peel favourites “Dandelion
Adventure” many moons ago. Two years ago they took to the
stage for the first time together nearly after 30 years to play a
set of psych jams. Leading on from another similar encounter
the year after, the whole experiment moved forwards another
giant step when Ajay wrote all the music, and Mark wrote the
words to a set of songs that are now to see the light of day in
April 2018.

Their new album is titled “Shut Up! Yo Liberals!” and will be
released on legendary Preston label Action Records (who
released albums by The Fall, The Boo Radleys, and Dandelion
Adventure) on Monday 9 April. It’s a stunning debut that sees
the band drink from the same magick musical fountain as The
Fall, Kaleidoscope, Neu!, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and
yet retain their own style.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-p1gjaYFoM
Featuring a double drummer attack (the recording features
former members of Cornershop and Pram), the songs propel
forwards with a crisp crunch, but giving enough space to the
heavy melodies that spin in your head all day long. The lyrics
are intelligent, funny and acerbic and take the listener on a
fantastic journey. “Shut Up! Yo Liberals” is a direct and
uncompromising document of The Common Cold’s deep,
personal connections to the North West’s musical heritage
mixed with Mark’s years of immersion in underworld literature
from William Burroughs through to Hubert Selby,Jr.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQauCvYnG0&
feature=youtu.be
Only 300 copies of the vinyl will be released and the first 100
copies include a hand painted inner sleeve, a free badge, and
other goodies (https://www.actionrecords.co.uk)

1. Stop The Traffic

THE COMMON COLD