Do you remember The Stray Cats?Probably your answer to the title of this post is no, but, nonetheless, they're back. The Stray Cats first drew media attention back in April, when they released their first album, Supernova. Altough relatively unknown, the album managed to sell over 400,000 both digital and hard copies in the UK without the support of a recording label. Now, after six months of silence, the band is back, and with brand new material. The new CD will be released by the end of this week, and the band has made dramatic changes to their music, though they haven't lost their energy.
The new album is just that, new. “The songs are unlike everything in Supernova. It's like my sister and I put all our influences together in a blender or something, shook them all up, and put whatever came out of it in this album”, Julian, the band's guitarrist, vocalist and songwriter – at least one of them, since he shares all of these with his sister - said.
Perhaps one of the songs that will catch the attention of most people is the song “Obscuridad”, written and sung by Katelin, in which she makes use of her flawless Spanish in the album's best song by far. Not that the others are anything short of awesome, but the romantic tune of this song, along with Kate's smooth, melodic tone, work together to form what I honestly believe to be the album's masterpiece.
The CD should be out by Friday, and will be available through several e-tailers and select music shops across the UK for just £1.
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Recorded at Strongroom Music Studios, London, UK.
Tracklist:1. Verbosification
2. Feathers
3. So Much To Miss
4. (This Isn't) A Love Song
5. Mirrorage
6. Obscuridad
7. Lioness
8. That Song About That Thing
9. Anywhere
10. '…' (Ellipsis)
- Random Music blog
