The Lodger, Sarandon, The Company, The Hermit Crabs, Bye!, The Happy Couple, A Sunny Day In Glasgow, The Sunny Street, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Summer Cats, Phil Wilson, Sexy Kids, caUSE co-MOTION!, Crystal Stilts, The Aislers Set, Rocketship, Black Tambourine, Hood, Lorelei, Stereolab, The Softies, Henry's Dress, The Crabapples, The How, The Saturday People, The Ropers, Boyracer, 14 Iced Bears, Lilys, Velocity Girl, Nord Express, Glo-Worm, Bright Coloured Lights, Beatnik Filmstars, Linda Smith, The Parasites, St Christopher, The Earthmen, Sleepyhead, Belreve, Jane Pow, Whorl, HoneyBunch, Small Factory.
Influences
Postcard, Sarah, K, early Creation, C-86, Bus Stop. Here are some records and bands we were very much under the influence of:
Sounds Like
The Lodger, Sarandon, The Company, The Hermit Crabs, Bye!, The Happy Couple, A Sunny Day In Glasgow, The Sunny Street, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Summer Cats, Phil Wilson, Sexy Kids, caUSE co-MOTION!, Crystal Stilts, The Aislers Set, Rocketship, Black Tambourine, Hood, Lorelei, Stereolab, The Softies, Henry's Dress, The Crabapples, The How, The Saturday People, The Ropers, Boyracer, 14 Iced Bears, Lilys, Velocity Girl, Nord Express, Glo-Worm, Bright Coloured Lights, Beatnik Filmstars, Linda Smith, The Parasites, St Christopher, The Earthmen, Sleepyhead, Belreve, Jane Pow, Whorl, HoneyBunch, Small Factory.
Coming Soon: Phil Wilson "Industrial Strength 2 x 7" EP, Crystal Stilts LP/CD, caUSE co-MOTION! 7"/comp CD, Sexy Kids 7", Pains of Being Pure At Heart LP/CD, Bricolage LP/CD
Searching For The Now Vols. 3 & 4 out now!
Slumberland's summer 2008 campaign continues with the long-awaited installments 3 and 4 in our Searching For The Now split single series. What took so long, you ask? Hey, you can't rush perfection, and we think that when you wrap your ears around these two little beauties you will agree that they were worth the wait.
First up is Searching For The Now 3, featuring the unique shoegaze stylings of A Sunny Day In Glasgow going head-to-head with the sombre Trembling Blue Stars-meets-Brighter strum of The Sunny Street. ASDIG chip in with a unique take of The Pastels' "Sometimes I Think About You," while The Sunny Street grace us with the melodic gem that is "Pottery & Glass." Aces.
Searching For The Now 4 also delivers the goods. One side is held down in fine fashion by NYC's masters of fuzz-pop, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart. There's been a lot of talk about the greatness of The POBPAH lately, and "Come Saturday" should further cement their already sterling reputation. And finally, we end this set of singles with the distorted, driving "Let's Go!" from Australian kids of the moment Summer Cats. A raving pop blast that is 100% guaranteed to get you pogoing around your sitting room.
So there you have it, two essential new singles. Both pressed on color vinyl and smartly-dressed in spiffy letterpress sleeves courtesy of our friends at ferdinand. Yes, they are quite limited so you will no doubt want to act fast. The buy links below are for a package deal for both singles, to order them separately, please visit the Slumberland site for more information.
"...this, like the whole series, is essential listening" - Indie-MP3
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The Lodger - Life Is Sweet out now!
Our Leeds-based pop heroes return with a stunning sophomore album. Life Is Sweet is filled with gorgeous melodies and some of the catchiest tunes you'll ever have stuck in your ear. Synthesizing all that we love about great pop bands like Orange Juice, Aztec Camera and The Go-Betweens, The Lodger have crafted a set of songs that pay respects to classics of the past but still burst with fresh invention. Focussing on song-writing and arranging, the group have expanded their sonic palette with judicious use of pedal steel, violin and 12-string and in doing so have put together what is surely one of the top pop albums of the year.
From the upbeat jangle of opener "My Finest Hour" to the pure Sound of Young Scotland energy of first single "The Good Old Days" to the beautiful country-tinged lament that is "Honey", Life Is Sweet is a true classic, a brilliantly written, produced and sequenced album that reveals new facets and produces new favorites with each listening.
Vinyl lovers take note: the LP edition of Life Is Sweet is pressed on virgin vinyl and comes packaged in a gorgeous 60s-style heavy cardboard jacket.
"Life Is Sweet is a great little pop record." - Indie-MP3
"Life Is Sweet is a confirmation of the promise made by Grown-Ups that firmly plants the Lodger at the head of the class of indie pop in the late 2000s." - Allmusic.com
Life Is Sweet is out now on compact disc and limited edition vinyl.
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Sarandon say - Kill Twee Pop!
Sarandon have always impressed us with their passion, talent for crafting brief, shoutable anthems and wicked sense of humor. Taking their cues from the "other" side of C86, Sarandon pick up where bands like Big Flame, The Wolfhounds and Bogshed left off. Their tense, abrasive sound cross-breeds pop with the urgency and noise-loving aesthetic of punk. The results are catchy, bristly and totally distinctive.
Now we're quite proud to announce the imminent release of Sarandon's debut album Kill Twee Pop!. With main man Crayola now ably aided by Alan Brown (Big Flame, Great Leap Forward) on bass and Tom Greenhalgh on drums, Sarandon have solidified into a frighteningly powerful trio, and Kill Twee Pop! appropriately overflows with confidence, humor and wit. With some tunes creeping towards the three minute limit the band are now letting things develop a bit more, and the variety of songs and sound on offer mark this as a proper album.
Kill Twee Pop! is out now on compact disc and 10" blue vinyl.
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About Slumberland
Slumberland began operations in 1989, inspired by such musical happenings as C-86, early Creation, Sarah, Postcard, and the UK post-punk indie label scene. Since then we've covered a lot of territory, from punk to lofi noise to shoegaze and of course pop, releasing records from bands like The Aislers Set, Boyracer, Stereolab, Rocketship, Lorelei, The Ropers, The Saturday People, Black Tambourine and too many more to mention. We're dedicated to quality tunes and an independent outlook, and hope to come up with even more great releases as we approach our twentieth anniversary.
For more information, online catalog, loads of free downloads, Slumberland Radio and more check out the Slumberland Records website
