Next Phase : Normal Records – NPN36
Indiepop fans too young to have observed the boom/bust cycles of indiepop, this was from the mid-00s heyday of Magic Marker records while all the dummies still talked about "electroclash" and "post-rock."
This is the debut album by The Manhattan Love Suicides. Recorded with a genuinely rough n' raw approach in an attempt to capture the ramshackle nature of the handful of live gigs that the band had performed, up to that point.
Full-to-bursting with pop melodies lurking underneath the fuzz, the album was originally released in late 2006 on CD by Magic Marker Records in the U.S, and then shortly after, in early 2007, on limited edition vinyl by Squirrel Records in the UK.
Long out of print and much sought after in its vinyl edition, and not quite so easy to locate on CD these days, either...this is where Next Phase : Normal Records comes to the rescue...well, at least for the CD fans out there, anyway.
Back out on digital and limited edition double disc with several bonus tracks, this new edition also includes a very rare earlier mix of the entire album, which while not differing all that much from the final version, is definitely essential listening for fans of the band - mostly because the one and only cassette where this particular mix of the album resides was thought to be completely lost, until its recent re-discovery in the summer of 2024. The whole sonic package features fantastic fresh artwork construction by Jon Aldersea/Goldphone Creative Media and re-mastering by Pete B at The Glass Factory.
For those of you who experienced the scruffy noise-pop of The Manhattan Love Suicides' debut when it first appeared, as well as anyone who is yet to discover the sonic delights of this lo-fi 14-track fuzz-fest - it's time again to dress it in black, stick your head in the speakers and immerse yourself in the sound of this short-lived 4-piece who had a mind for the melodic and a desire for the chaotic.
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