ANORAK
RECORDS / LES ARTISTES
STRAWBERRY
STORY
Après un
come-back réussi
l'année passée sur le label Cloudberry Records, les légendes de
l'anorak pop britannique ont choisi notre label pour la sortie ce qui
sera, malheureusement, leur dernier Ep ! Alors, c'est vraiment un
honneur pour Anorak ! Et en plus,il est vraiment excellent, ce disque,
avec "Molly Ringwald" dessus ! Et "Summer Scene" dessus et
...
De toute urgence ! Vite !
La voix
mythique d'Hayley est là,
les trois accords magiques aussi, tout va bien !
Summer
Scene ep (anorakcd9 / sept 2008)
Nos amis ont dit / They said ...
Indie.mp3 : One of the most surprising comebacks in the indie pop world these past
couple of years has been that of Strawberry Story. However comeback
they did and their early shows (Monkey Chews/Buffalo Bar) were
entertaining to say the least. I didn't catch them at indie tracks but
those who did thought the band were disjointed and that a spilt was
imminent. That was sadly confirmed on a My Space blog posting towards
the end of last month. Summer Scene was released a week
before the split. The title track is vintage Strawberry Story with loud
fuzzy guitars complete with Hayley's childlike vocals tearing up a
strip. It's two minutes of indie pop joy. Sadly things come to a halt
with Andrew which summarises the bands weakest points. Hayley's
slow candy infected vocals soon begin to grate rendering the song
un-listenable. Luckily it's back on fuzzy path with For The Love Of Billy.
This is the sound that band did so best. It's what I remember them for
and I thank them for that! Of course they are best known for Ashlands Road and the label have stated that Molly Ringwald
is better than that classic track. I see where they are coming from.
Although the song does sound like a speeded up version of the former
it's not as classy but that said it's still a wonderful track. The EP
ends with Kiddie which features the actual words written by a
Great war soldier writing back home to his loved one from the trenches.
It's touching and poignant. A bit like what Strawberry Story were at
times.
The Crystal Lake : Esta banda inglesa tem uma carreira bem extensa já, se lançou na época dourada do indiepop, com o compacto (7") "Thinking Of Julie" em 1988(!) pela Daisy Chain Records, e ano passado lançaram um Epzinho pela Cloudberry, "Sci Fi Guy". Agora estão de volta com esse maravilhoso Summer Scene
cuja faixa título é um twee dançante com bases sujas shoegazers e um
refrão pra ecoar pelo dia todo. E a capa? sem comentários né!?
IMPERDÍVEL!!!
Pra quem curte The Tidy Ups, Red Sleeping Beauty, Free Loan Investments e The Happy Birthdays (grande Daniluu!)
Indiepages : I can't figure out what is funnier - that Strawberry Story has recently
reappeared after over a decade of silence (with its original line-up,
no less!) or that they sound just like they did when they left off. Are
these lost recordings that are just now seeing the light of day? Were
they in some sort of stasis? Or is it because the band's innocent,
sunny brand of tweepop that went out of style in the '90s is now back
and stronger than ever? Either way, it's good to see some old, familiar
faces on today's pop scene, and anyone who liked the band before will
also be glad to see them return. And for those of you who missed out on
them the first time, this group of older popkids show us that they can
still compete with the new wave of tweepop! MTQ=5/5