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The Shortwave Set
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Description: | CD on Wall Of Sound |
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| Format: | CD | |
| Genre(s): | Indie Pop | |
| Label: | Wall of Sound | |
| Price: |
£11.09
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New Wall Of Sound signing The Shortwave Set return with their much
anticipated second album ‘Replica Sun Machine’. Produced by Danger
Mouse (Gnarls Barkley, Gorillaz) – a like-minded devotee of obscure
psychedelia, the album radiates charm, imagination, and scintillating
melodies.
Last summer, Andrew Pettit, David Farrell and Ulrika
Bjorsne decamped from South East London to California minus a record
deal or any funding to speak of with only their self-belief and the ton
of goodwill generated by their much-loved debut ‘The Debt Collection’
for company. At the invitation of the aforementioned Danger Mouse, The
Shortwave Set went to work in Los Angeles last June, where they wasted
no time in availing themselves of the string arranging talents of Van
Dyke Parks (legendary Beach Boys collaborator) and the distinctive
soundscapes and atmospherics of The Velvet Underground’s John Cale.
The
resulting album ‘Replica Sun Machine’ is the psychedelic pop adventure
of the year, where acid-bright sunshine casts eerie shadows and
illuminates uncomfortable truths. It's an
impossible-to-get-out-off-your-head trip, like a European Flaming Lips
inspired by the baroque pop of the Left Banke, the cinematic scope of
Serge Gainsbourg and the discomforting drama of Nico's solo albums.
The
album features three singles. The first, ‘No Social’ released prior to
the album will be followed in July by the poptastic-ness of ‘Now Til
69’ then the insidiously hooky ‘Glitches & Bugs’ in September.
The
album is already receiving strong support from Radio with plays across
Radio 2, Zane Lowe and Rob Da Bank on Radio 1 and playlists confirmed
on XFM and 6 Music
