MEMORIALS double album ‘Music For Film: Tramps! & Women Against The Bomb’ is out now via The state51 Conspiracy!
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MEMORIALS is the new band of Verity Susman (Electrelane) and Matthew Simms (Wire, Better Corners, It Hugs Back, UUUU). The album was written, performed, recorded and produced by the duo, veering from melodic songwriting to psychedelic noise, free jazz freakouts, tape loops and drones, and then back again.
The two albums ‘Tramps!’ and ‘Women Against The Bomb’ were originally conceived as film soundtracks, and while they still adhere to that original concept, the band’s desire to play live and make music outside of soundtracks mean both albums can be viewed independently from the films with which they are associated.
The albums are clearly influenced by the world of the films, but still sound like the duo at their best, combining beautiful songwriting with improvised freakouts, inhabiting a world of controlled chaos. On these two records they move convincingly from psychedelic drones to jangly guitar pop, from choral harmonies to experimental sound college.
The album is available to order now!
Double LP, first pressing 500 copies only, with embossed logo on reverse board
Label Edition of 51:
+ Strictly limited to 51 orders
+ Includes exclusive print
+ Set of 4 postcards
+ Cassette
2023 UK TOUR
DATES
May 10th Edinburgh - Sneaky Petes
May 11th Glasgow - Broadcast
May 12th Sunderland - Pop Recs
May 13th Leeds - Brudenell Social Club
May 14th Preston - The Continental
May 17th Bristol - The Crofters Rights
May 18th Oxford - Port Mahon
May 19th London - The Waiting Room
May 20th Brighton - Prince Albert
May 21st Ramsgate - Ramsgate Music Hall
May 27th - Sea Change Festival, Totnes