Release Date: 16 February 2018
Label: Silent Cult
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5060463414061
Genres: Rock
Release Date: 16 February 2018
Label: Silent Cult
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5060463418311
Genres: Rock
Description
"When would you ever want to hear a song about people who've lived happily ever after? Never! You want to listen to the negative stuff, all wrapped up in a happy tune". Funeral Shakes guitarist Simon Barker is the first one to admit that his new band's self-titled debut album is not for those who bask in the glory of love. You know, like Peter Cetera's saccharin anthem from The Karate Kid Part II. Nope. They're songs for those who've taken a proper beating by heartache, picked themselves up, dusted themselves off and limped home. But first, a little backstory.
The Smoking Hearts were a five-piece rock n' roll band who promised to bring excitement wherever they went. But after two outstanding albums - 2010's Pride Of Nowhere and its 2013 follow-up Victory! - Barker and bassist Calvin Roffey realised their new ideas had no place in the band. There was no point in trying to shoehorn them into The Smoking Hearts' rough-and-tumble, boisterous rock n' roll. These new ideas had melodies, a different slant. It was time, then, to try a different tack.
Description
"When would you ever want to hear a song about people who've lived happily ever after? Never! You want to listen to the negative stuff, all wrapped up in a happy tune". Funeral Shakes guitarist Simon Barker is the first one to admit that his new band's self-titled debut album is not for those who bask in the glory of love. You know, like Peter Cetera's saccharin anthem from The Karate Kid Part II. Nope. They're songs for those who've taken a proper beating by heartache, picked themselves up, dusted themselves off and limped home. But first, a little backstory.
The Smoking Hearts were a five-piece rock n' roll band who promised to bring excitement wherever they went. But after two outstanding albums - 2010's Pride Of Nowhere and its 2013 follow-up Victory! - Barker and bassist Calvin Roffey realised their new ideas had no place in the band. There was no point in trying to shoehorn them into The Smoking Hearts' rough-and-tumble, boisterous rock n' roll. These new ideas had melodies, a different slant. It was time, then, to try a different tack.
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
The Pariah
Loom
Funeral Shakes
Havelocke
Miss Vincent
The War on Drugs
Hands Like Houses
Wasia Project
The Byrds / Buffalo Springfield
The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Laura Nyro
Jonathan Hulten
Pezz
