The Remainder - Evensong [Clear Vinyl]

Format: LP, Clear
Catalogue No.: BCR032LP
Barcode: 5060446128244
Release Date: 14 Jul 2023
Genre: Indie/Alternative

The Remainder comprise of Blancmange’s Neil Arthur (vocals, guitar and synthesisers), solo artist Finlay Shakespeare (synthesisers and vocals) and Liam Hutton (drums, guitar and synthesisers). The latter - best known for his work with Boxed In, Neneh Cherry and more recently, Young Fathers - initiated the writing process back in 2015. ‘There was never a clear brief or definition of the project that we were working towards collectively’, he explains. ‘It was always a completely open statement.’ The trio’s crisp, glacial rhythms, cascading synths, shadowy psychedelia, absurd humour and lyrical x-rays of everyday life all feature strongly on their forward-looking debut album. The hypnotic, beat-driven songs are a way of venting; facing up and expressing a strange new positivity in spite of all the darkness. Each song is also linked by interludes created by Liam’s mother Jo Hutton, a recording engineer and composer/sound designer of experimental music and sound art.

Tracklist 1/Broken Manhole Cover 2/Hoarfrost 3/Evensong 4/ The Remainder 5/ Awake 6/ Dead Farmer’s Field 7/ Lift Music 8/ Forgotten 9/ What Do You Want To Want (Interludes by Jo Hutton) CD ONLY Bonus track 10/Softwhere