Good Books - Passchendaele/ Leni (XFM)

GoodBooks release a new single Passchendaele though Columbia Records on Monday 16th July. Passchendaele is taken from the band’s eagerly anticipated debut album Control, which is released two weeks later on July 30th. The single will be available on CD single, two  x 7 inch coloured vinyl and download. All Bonus songs are exclusive to this release.

Passchendaele, a quiet village in Belgium where one of the most intense battles of World War One was fought, relays a strong but peaceful story telling the tale of a father and son who both fought in the Great Wars.  The song concludes by questioning the fact that despite so many well-meaning slogans and resolutions, a whole century has passed and we are still engaged in bitter conflict around the world.

GoodBooks debut album Control was produced by Dan Grech-Marguerat, and recorded at RAK studios in London.

The band’s  remixing skills have been in great demand of late having remixed tracks  for The Maccabees, Hot Club de Paris, The Sunshine Underground, and Mystery Jets, GoodBooks  recent singles Leni and The Illness have been remixed by the likes of The Teenagers, Kissy Sell Out, Crystal Castles and  Lo Fi Fnk.

Having recently toured with the Maccabees, The Rakes and Hot Club De Paris they are currently on the road with The Sounds. They also play the Electric Gardens, Underage and Field Day Festivals during August along with a handful of smaller boutique festivals.

GoodBooks are: Max Cooke (vocals / guitar), Christopher Porter (vocals / bass), JP Duncan (keyboards), Leo von Bülow-Quirk (drums).

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