Forthcoming: Snowman
News posted Wednesday, March 30 2011 at 10:00 AM.
Related: Snowman.
What: Absence by Snowman.
When: April 22 via Dot Dash/Remote Control.
Key notes: Third and final album for the Perth-born quartet, who relocated to London in 2009. Follows The Horse, The Rat and The Swan, which topped the M+N Critics Poll in 2008. Recorded with Aaron Cupples (The Drones, Dan Kelly, Civil Civic) at various locations around London: a railway arch, a couple of studios in Hackney and in his flat in Dalston. Tells the story of two lovers: One passes away and the other tries to communicate with their ghost. Features first single ‘Hyena’.
From the presser: “Absence is more seductive and more giving than the last record. It is a communication between the living and the dead. The ideas grew from months of travel, being away from home and its comforts/familiarities.” – singer/guitarist Joe McKee
Tracklisting:
Snakes & Ladders
Hyena
White Wall
Séance
Δ
Memory Lost
A Vanishing Act
Absence
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new album, happy!
last album, sad.
More triangle hate required.
jb's got a pre-order if keen.
but in slightly weirder news, its out on good friday.
Hey they used a triangle font!
A www
listening to this for the first time right now.
man, ''white wall'' is something else.
track reminds me a lot of Drum's not Dead era Liars which ain't a bad thing at all
track reminds me a lot of Drum's not Dead era Liars which ain't a bad thing at all
intennnnnnnnnnse.
agreed.
goddamn this album is good. such a shame that it's all that's left of what could have been a brilliant career.
I know right. Best album of their career. Hopefully I can snag this on vinyl
haven't heard anything about vinyl, dunno if it would add anything.
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15362-absence/
very nice!
sounds like easter ballsed up copies of this getting around, but i finally got one.
glorious.
...gmail?
I still want this on vinyl goddammit. after 2 weeks of constant flogging it still makes me feel funny in my pants
there is a chance of that happening...