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MEMORIALS — formed by Electrelane singer Verity Susman and Wire guitarist Matthew Simms — made their official debut with Memorial Waterslides, released in 2024, which followed two film soundtracks that dropped in 2023. All Clouds Bring Not Rain was recorded in a barn studio in southwestern France, drawing inspiration from folk, dub, post punk, experimental tape music, 60s soul, garage rock, 70s spiritual jazz and Canterbury prog.
Speaking of the album, the band says: “We are increasingly drawn to the way records used to be made, both the sound of the equipment used and the choices forced by that equipment; there wasn’t the option to tinker for ages, it was about capturing a moment in time and committing to that. It’s far more satisfying to record sounds that exist in a real space and so become unique to us: they aren’t the same as the samples readily available everywhere...we are actively turning away from the easy option at almost every opportunity!”
The first preview of the upcoming album, "Cut Glass Hammer", started as an experiment in trying not to change chords and was inspired by Yoko Ono's retrospective exhibition, Music of the Mind, at Tate Modern gallery in London.
Tracklist:
Life Could Be A Cloud
Cut Glass Hammer
Can't See A Rainbow
Dropped Down The Well
In The Weeds
Reimagined River
Mediocre Demon
Bell Miner
Lemon Trees
Watching The Moon
Wildly Remote
Holy Invisible
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