Choices of the Grasshopper

Sun Structures

Colours To Life

'Erosion' is taken from CYMBALS' new album, The Age of Fracture, out on 27th Jan (EU)/4th Feb (N.A.)

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Buy 'Erosion' on iTunes - http://smarturl.it/erosionitunes

CYMBALS will launch their album with a headline show in London in February.
2nd Feb 2014 - Electrowerkz, London - www.wegottickets.com/event/246573

<b>Press release</b>
The long-awaited new album from CYMBALS is named after a book by Princeton academic, Daniel T. Rodgers, which addresses the fragmentation of ideas towards the end of the last century and how collective meanings have become uncertain.  Singer and guitarist Jack Cleverly writes: "It hit me that I often feel paralysed by the feeling that everything is 'too complicated', and that many people I know feel that paralysis. I realised that this way of thinking can be traced through these songs." 

Produced by Dreamtrak (Swim Deep, Chad Valley, Hot Chip) in his Hackney studio and written collectively over the last 12-months, the group have taken their time to carefully piece the album together, song-by-song, in sequence. The album was completed following a final mix from Daniel Rejmer (Foals, Everything Everything) and the result is testament to the band’s attention to detail: a cleaner, brighter sound than their brattier early recordings, edging towards the European sophistication of the end-of-the-century French house Jack grew up around. Singles 'Like An Animal', 'The End' and 'The Natural World' are characterized by an upbeat disco cool and all push the 7-minute mark, whereas ‘Winter 98’, ‘This City’, and ‘Call Me’ are brooding, stark synth-led numbers reminiscent of early-New Order, with some lyrics sung in Jack’s native French.

The literary inspiration runs further through the album. The track ‘The 5%’, more obviously making reference to the themes of the album's namesake, declares “Time can be erased, you’re stupid if you try and stay in place,” over a pulsing bassline and swirling electronics.  ‘Like an Animal’ is inspired by the intellectual and moral confusion of the main character in Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain. The album has even garnered literary responses of its own by British poet and novelist Joe Dunthorne, author of Submarine.

“I told Joe about the book and the way the album was kind of a reaction to it, and he threw my rationalisation of it back at me through a short story inspired by the album.” says Cleverly. “It helped reveal the emotional territory of the songs. He showed me how I had been dividing things up artificially - desires and priorities, getting older and not being able to stop writing music…”
 
Through the writing of this album, CYMBALS have inevitably matured. “We've never been in it just for a laugh," says Cleverly; “but things got confused when we said we wanted to keep it fun – we just didn't want to end up bitter, having chased a hollow dream.  But this album is less about us; it's more outward looking, more aware of the world at large."  

Despite the weighty literary influences, the band are keen to separate themselves from the over-earnestness that can sometimes accompany such associations.  “I hate the whole 'serious earnest-singer-songwriter-thing,’” says Jack. “With this album I really wanted to get away from that and make music that makes people want to dance and feel joy. Neil's kick drum is the most important thing we have to say as a band. Is this all "fun"?  Yes, of course, but at the same time, not just that."

UK press: leah@inhousepress.com
UK online: matthew@enganche.co.uk
US press/online: gloria@forcefieldpr.com


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CYMBALS - Erosion

The forthcoming new single 'Mesmerise' by Temples, taken from the band's eagerly anticipated debut album 'Sun Structures'.  The record is released by Heavenly Recordings on 10th February 2014 and 11th February in the US by Fat Possum.

The 12-track album was self-produced by the band’s James Bagshaw and mixed by Claudius Mittendorfer. The album will be available on CD, download and double vinyl.

Pre orders:

UK CD / LP: http://heavenlyemporium.greedbag.com/buy/sun-structures/

US iTunes: http://smarturl.it/templesitunes
US CD / LP: http://fatpossum.com/products/sun-structures/

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http://templestheband.com/

Mesmerise

Temples - Mesmerise

From his forthcoming debut LP out January 28th, 2014 on Trouble In Mind Records. www.troubleinmindrecs.com

Morgan Delt - Obstacle Eyes

03 Artifact

07 Future Primitive

[Verse 1]

I was the line that never fit,
A spark that died before it lit.
Echoes rose from a hollow sky,

I begged for light but didn’t know why.
I tore my name from what I’d been,
But mercy carved it back within.

[Chorus]

You called me up from the static sound,
Pulled me from silence, tore the walls down.
I was lost in the noise, now I burn with cause,
A shattered soul rebuilt by Your laws.
You took my ruin, forged my core —
I’m not missing anymore.

[Verse 2]

I chased the ghosts I used to be,
Through empty halls of memory.
My hands were ash, my eyes were stone,
Still You called me as Your own.
You breathed through cracks, restored the flame,
And turned my wreckage into praise.

[Chorus]

You called me up from the static sound,
Pulled me from silence, tore the walls down.
I was lost in the noise, now I burn with cause,
A shattered soul rebuilt by Your laws.
You took my ruin, forged my core —
I’m not missing anymore.

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]

Bit by bit, You break the chains,
Through holy fire and sacred pain.
I am the flaw You chose to mend,
The broken You refused to end.
The night still flickers, but I still stand,
Remade by the hands that hold it all.

[Chorus]

I’m the error He turned into glory.
I’m the broken He made more.

I am 404

I AM 404

'Sign' - Taken from the Medicine EP, out 6th May Digitally and 10th June Physically. Pre-Order here: http://www.melodic.co.uk/medicine/

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Yo La Tengo - Autumn Sweater

"Shame", from Sego's new LP, Sego Sucks – out now on Roll Call Records.

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Shame

Endless Lovers

Can't Be Alone Tonight

Saint Or Sinner

Released on Friday 18th January on What Reality? Records.

Lyrics:
What do you mean when you say,
What's going on? qu'est que c'est?
You're looking good with purple hair,
I bet you're used to the debonaires.
Buying you drinks, taking you out,
I'm living rough but you're worth a shout.
I know a joint where beers are cheap,
I used to work there but they recently fired me.

What's her name?
I think she did tell,
though I am drunk I can't recall.
Wanna go outside? smoke a Bali dart? 
Chat about life and festivals you wanna attend,
But your job won't let you take any time off then.
I said quit, buy flights and commit,
everything will work itself out.
She said her horoscope was definitely right,
"I like it when you talk in that vibe".

What do you mean when you say,
What's going on? qu'est que c'est?
You're looking good with purple hair,
I bet you're used to the debonaires.
Buying you drinks, taking you out,
I'm living rough but you're worth a shout.
I know a joint where beers are cheap,
I worked their once but they fired me,
cause I lost my lungs singing Queen.

I'm gunna go and get a Taxi with my friends,
Are you keen for kick ons?
All night long,
She say's you can interpret that how you want.
I'm gunna go and get a Taxi with my friends,
Are you keen for kick ons?

4am, there's fuel in the tank,
I aint ready to call it yet.
What you got in mind? she says with a smile,
Everything will be shut unless you like China town?
I've been buckled there so much that they give discounts.
She said great, it's early or late,
What category would you class yourself?
I said the night is young and we're still alive.
"I like it when you talk in that vibe".

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