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• The long-awaited (twenty years in the making) debut album from Huddersfield based band The Scaremongers. Never ones to be rushed, non poet laureate vocalist/lyricist Simon Armitage and multi-tasking guitarist Craig Smith crafted the songs over the past two decades, letter by letter, quaver by quaver, and now feel that the galaxy is ready for their unique brand of “kitchen-sink snow-shaker pop-rock” as they casually refer to it.
• Songs range from the swirling, up-for-it-indie-dancefloor-hum-it-in-the-bathroom-classic ‘You Can Do Nothing Wrong (In My Eyes)’ to the soul hugging, shoe-gazing, hair-shirt wearing, seven-and-a-half minute ‘From The Shorelines Of Venus’, to the heartfelt and cryptic (even to the band themselves) ‘Grouse Beaters Boys’ Club’, to the stomping ‘Derailleur’, the only song ever dedicated to the sprocket-activated, variable-ratio transmission system frequently deployed on the modern bicycle.
• Armitage & Smith cite a long list of influences including The Smiths, The Fall, Joy Division, Jesus and Mary Chain, Comsat Angels, Echo and the Bunnymen, Young Marble Giants, Eyeless in Gaza, Orange Juice, Arctic Monkeys, Felt, Buzzcocks, The Modern Lovers, and many more.
• Other Scaremongers include : Martin Malone - Guitars; Glen Smith – Bass; Geoff Bird – Synth, Percussion; Speedy Sue Roberts - Vocals/Guitar; Nick Watts – Keyboards; & Dez Ford – Drums.
• “Born in a Barn” was given a limited, private, slipcase issue by the band in March 2009, but now gets a full national, jewel-case release to all retailers. In 2009, the album received strong reviews in The Guardian, The Observer, and The Word - and tracks from the album were played a number of times on Radcliffe & Maconie’s Radio 2 show, when their good friend Simon Armitage was a guest. But expect further press, airplay and concerts in 2010 ! |
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Track Listing for Born in a Barn - with Simon Armitage
1. You Can Do Nothing Wrong (In My Eyes)
2. Grouse Beaters Boys’ Club
3. Tea Leaves
4. Cardigan Girl
5. Legendary
6. Less Is More
7. Nodding Dog
8. Long Ride Home
9. Derailleur
10. From The Shorelines Of Venus
11. Porch
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