What does it sound like?:
Rising from the ashes of (sorry, Bob, but the FUCKING AWESOME) Earl Brutus came The Pre New, whose Music For People Who Hate Themselves debut was so seriously ignored as to provide conclusive proof that there really is no God.
This new one seems to have more traction, though — witness this glowing review in The Guardian…
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/07/the-pre-new-the-male-eunuch-review
As to what it sounds like — like The Sleaford Mods you can dance to. Oh, all right then, like The Auteurs gone electro. Or like Half Man Half Biscuit if they were really, really cross and had a sampler and a bunch of Giorgio Moroder records to play with. There’s something about listening to The Pre New that makes you want to laugh and cry at the same time. This lyric, for example: ‘You left your tarmac on my drive, it’s the stupid things that make it so good to be alive, sleeping now, I am within, past photographs of you when you were thin, up your stairs, down my hall, past the Farrow and past the Ball, past the pictures of the kids when they were young, and all the emptiness the guy from Elbow never sung.’
I love this album. I love this album so much.
What does it all *mean*?
That this is Britain’s best old band,
Goes well with…
Bile.
Release Date:
Might suit people who like…
Earl Brutus, World of Twist, Saint Etienne, The Auteurs, Black Box Recorder, Pet Shop Boys. All those bands that say the stuff you like.
Who me? I say awesome all the time!
As in, I seemed to recall you dissing the Brutus on the old site.
Maybe not…?
Loved Earl Brutus, even managed to catch them live, but will this be any good sans Sandersonic?
Trust me on this.
Really? Possibly: I don’t really have an opinion but that didn’t used to stop me adopting one. 😉
Oh, apologies if I’ve got you wrong!
Listening to the album on Spotify and it is pretty damn good.
Listened on Spotify, loved it! Bought it and the other albums, fantastic stuff. Poppy strikes again!!!!
Interesting, will try
Oh wow, that’s great.
You might be interested to know that the first album is also superb. Plus it was followed by a remix album, featuring versions by — among others –- St Etienne, Mogwai and Public Service Broadcasting.
Loved Earl Brutus. Will check this out.
Looking forward to seeing them tonight at Blow Up.