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"There's madness in the blood that runs the family line"
The Purple Fez 72 Club Social
"CMON PEOPLE, wake up! I've actually heard this CD, and its stunning. Which is to be expected. Its a little different but maybe A.J has over played this point, because it is awesome too, and you owe it to your ears to buy this CD and help the 'Niks break even. Or (gasp) there may not be anymore 'Niks and we dont want that do we? Honestly, Andrew Jarrett is the Ray Davies of modern independent music". (Stewart
Anderson / Boyracer. Myspace blog comment)
It has to be said, so let's say it... There will be some old fans who will find this album quite a shock, but that doesn't make it wrong. If you have a child and that child draws a picture at the age of 4, you say "Oh, that's lovely, let's stick it up on the wall". When your child reaches 16, and draws another picture, you don't rip it up saying "Why are you drawing fantastic pictures, why aren't you still drawing a load of scribbled lines?" You except that, as your child has grown, so too has it's artistic skills. The same thing applies here. And in the words of that funny old man Mr. J. " In 2007 we made an album of out and out poppy, psychedelic, Lo-Fi songs, that in my opinion, is the best album of that style we have ever made. There is little point in trying to better it, because if it was the best thing we could do, then we can't do it any better, and there's no point in making a replica of it because that's not what this band does"
The Purple Fez 72 Club Social is quite possibly the album of the year.
The tunes are glorious and the words, although perhaps a little darker than some of the past's songs, still have the humour that Beatnik Filmstars supporters around the world know and love. The album may take some of the long term supporters by surprise to start with, as it is far cleaner in it's overall sound and production (despite being recorded at home and a cold damp warehouse!). It features a lot more Acoustic guitars, Hammond Organs, Pianos, Harmonicas, Slide Guitars, Accordions, and the vocals are kept very clean and basic. The overall feeling is one of mellowness. That's not to say that there are no up tempo songs featured, because there are. It is just perhaps less aggressive than albums of old, and more complete throughout, rather than jumping from sound to sound, and style to style. Songs such as 'Hospital Ward' and 'Sweet Bird Of Sorrow' you could imagine someone such as Will Oldham covering, and 'Nurse My Head' is a slow burning, builder, with a Spiritualized feel. And although this album finds the band moving away from their Lo-Fi poppier past, it still manages to sound like no one other than themselves.
Even the eye catching sleeve design is a deliberate move away from what's expected. We feel that after living with this album for a few weeks, you will come to love it as much as we do. You just have to put the time and effort into discovering how great this album really is.
The Purple Fez 72 Club Social Satisfaction Records (Satisfied 001)
Track Listing : Animal Crackers Freedom Fields Forever Sweet Bird Of Sorrow Scrabbling 25 Miles, Long Road Kittens & cats Smoking Again? Nurse My Head (As The Actress Said To The Bishop) Hospital Ward Halo Rats Nervous Grim Cosmic Joke You Never Hear A Good Song Coming From A Car Window Home
The CD version also has a surprise 'hidden' bonus track! It's a classic! The first 100 CD's sold from us, come with two free bonus tracks as MP3 or CD (you choose). One track is a remixed album track 'Hospital Ward' remixed with added instruments and vocals by Boyracer! The other song is called 'Slow Decay' . Orders for this album are being taken now. simply email us at telling us you want a copy, and we send you a Paypal invoice with details of how to pay. Anyone ordering from us will receive their CD before they hit the shops.
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