4 and a half stars For their second successive release (see also ‘Lil’ Beethoven’), the Mael brothers, surely the most underrated and enduringly excellent band of the last 35 years – have delivered a collection of songs which share a conceptual unity: Wagnerian operettas fashioned from everyday occurrences. On ‘Hello Young Lovers’, their 20th album,… Read More
“The Mael brothers’ 20th (yes, 20th) album is packed with pop-operatic mischief. Power chords and orchestral excesses are weaved into their funny ha-ha, funny-peculiar electropop. it’s an overloaded effort, and as such difficult, but it’s suffused with an invigorating sense of crackpot creativity.” – 4 stars
12 Feb, Glasgow Carling Academy doors at 19.30, on stage 20.15 13 Feb, Gateshead Sage, doors 19.30, on stage 20.00 15 Feb, Salford Lowry, doors 19.30, on stage 20.00 16 Feb, Leicester De Montfort Hall, doors 19.00, on stage 20.00 18 Feb, London Forum, doors 19.00, on stage 19.40 20 Feb, Hamburg Fabrik, doors 20.00,… Read More
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as advised previously: Please note the first single to be released from Hello Young Lovers will be Perfume – NOT Dick Around as previously advised. The single will be released first on February 13th in Britain The B sides will be the original version of (Baby Baby) Can I Invade Your Country and the Clor… Read More
Listen to snippets of Dick Around, Perfume and Waterproof Dick Around QuickTime: [url=http://gut-mov.bsky.net/gutrecords/sparks-dick_around.mov].mov file[/url] Windows: [url=http://gut-wmv.bsky.net/gutrecords/sparks-dick_around.wma]wma file[/url] Perfume QuickTime: [url=http://gut-mov.bsky.net/gutrecords/sparks-perfume.mov].mov file[/url] Windows: [url=http://gut-wmv.bsky.net/gutrecords/sparks-perfumve.wma].wma file[/url] Metaphor QuickTime: [url=http://gut-mov.bsky.net/gutrecords/sparks-metaphor.mov].mov file[/url] Windows: [url=http://gut-wmv.bsky.net/gutrecords/sparks-metaphor.wma].wma file[/url]
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BBC Radio 2 have just added “Perfume”, the first single from “Hello Young Lovers” to their C list !! The single is officially released Feb. 13. Keep your ears open for it now in the coming weeks and let Radio 2 know how much you like it when it’s played. The link to BBC Radio… Read More
as advised previously: Please note the first single to be released from Hello Young Lovers will be Perfume – NOT Dick Around as previously advised. The single will be released first on February 13th in Britain