More Break-Up Songs New Starts SKU: FIKA102LP Barcode: 5057998043460 22.00 £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Fika Recordings Released Date: 16th August 2024 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info New Starts are a spikey, fresh sounding band recalling the poppier ends of new wave and angular guitar rock. Their influences include The Cars, Breeders, Bay City Rollers, The Velvet Underground and ZZ Top. Lead singer Darren Hayman has his own long career running from the late 90s with John Peel faves Hefner to his more recent thematic and historical albums dealing with the English Civil War, William Morris and forgotten rural idylls. “I wanted a band again,” says Hayman, “and not a band that just backed me up and played my old songs. When we form our first bands in our teens we just find some friends and work through the musical differences. I usually look for players who play in a way I’m used to. This time I looked for variance and was led by people’s personality.” Guitarist Joely Smith [of South London’s noise-pop adults and recently DIY-punks Fresh] was recommended by a mutual friend who said, ‘She makes everything better’. Hayman and Smith shared a coffee and agreed on the correct number of guitar pedals and decided to proceed without an audition. “There is a tendency for me to make my chords too pretty. Joely cuts against that and plays in the opposite direction.” Hayman is a fan of rules and constraints and employed a new, oblique strategy on this record. “Even though I wrote all the songs, I wanted the songs to belong to everyone during arrangement. I decided that I would say ‘yes’ to every suggestion from the band, regardless of my instinct.” This made the songs warp and bend into new shapes and ensured that the record was the product of four individuals. Bassist Giles Barrett and drummer Will Connor come from funky afro beat influenced band Tigercats. “Pretty much the only rhythm I use, left to my own devices, is the ‘road runner’ rhythm. Will takes to care to find where the drum beat can be and we always end up somewhere I didn’t expect.” More Break Up Songs is a collection of 12 Break Up songs because Darren broke up with someone. Again. “I suck’, he says, “But it’s never anyone’s fault. It makes me very sad but I do have to work through these things in song and there’s always something to learn. I try to make songs about breakups that could be understood by both parties. I’m not interested in nasty songs.” Opening song ‘Little Stone in my Heart’ blisters along with Joely’s wildest guitars. The protagonist will do anything to make things right, but nothing ever is. ‘Under the Striplights’ has driving, choppy, incessant riffs, and is about the need to be anywhere but somewhere other than here. We could be under the moon or under the strip lights as long as we have each other. Another barely kept rule that Darren instigated on this album was that each song would be a tonal equivalent to one from The Velvet Underground’s third album. To that end ‘Don’t Need Persuading’ is this record’s ‘Pale Blue Eyes’ with the narrator being unable to break free of a vortex, knowing they will stay the night against all better judgment. ‘I’ve had a long standing distrust of the guitar,’ says Darren, ‘despite it being my primary instrument for twenty years. I thought it was time I made a record with two guitars and drums and bass. I wanted it to be bright, immediate and young sounding, despite the fact I’m old. We recorded it in four days and I think this might be the record a lot of my audience has wanted me to make for a long time.’ “bold and unique” – The Sunday Times “Hayman has hit a creative purple patch… a treat” – Mojo “uniquely intimate and very satisfying” – BBC Artist New Starts Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label Fika Recordings Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings A Little Stone Under The Striplights Tease The Corners Don’t Need Persuading What I Specifically Love Home Becomes A Lantern Asbestos Roof A Place To Be Pumpkins I Think You Need To Say I Love You I Was Trying To Make You Miss Me Let Me Start Again Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo View Product Quick View Surfing Magazines, The The Surfing Magazines Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Moshi Moshi | 1LP Released 1st September 2017 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Surfing Magazines, The The Surfing Magazines £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Moshi Moshi SKU: MOSHILP79 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 1st September 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Yellowcard Ocean Avenue Acoustic Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Hopeless | 1LP Released 12th August 2013 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Yellowcard Ocean Avenue Acoustic £13.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Hopeless SKU: HR7751 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 12th August 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Silent Forum Everything Solved At Once Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Libertino Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 20th December 2019 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Silent Forum Everything Solved At Once £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Libertino Records SKU: LIB0055V Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 20th December 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Crosses Initiation/Protection Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Warner Records | 10", Single Released 24th June 2022 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Crosses Initiation/Protection £17.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Warner Records SKU: 0093624872474 Formats: 10", Single Released Date: 24th June 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Matt Pond PA Emblems Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Polyvinyl | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 2nd June 2014 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Matt Pond PA Emblems £17.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Polyvinyl SKU: PRC9197LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 2nd June 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Les Savy Fav Root For Ruin Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | French Kiss | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 29th January 2021 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Les Savy Fav Root For Ruin £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: French Kiss SKU: FKR000451A Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 29th January 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Magnolia Park Halloween Mixtape II Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Epitaph | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released 5th April 2024 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Magnolia Park Halloween Mixtape II £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Epitaph SKU: 280063 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 5th April 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Swervedriver Raise Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 7th July 2023 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Swervedriver Raise £28.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP2127F Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 7th July 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jesu/Sun Kil Moon Jesu / Sun Kil Moon Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Rough Trade | 2LP, CD Released 26th April 2016 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jesu/Sun Kil Moon Jesu / Sun Kil Moon £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Rough Trade SKU: RTRADLP797 Formats: 2LP, CD Released Date: 26th April 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Wild Flag Wild Flag Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Merge Records | 1LP Released 21st July 2023 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Wild Flag Wild Flag £24.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Merge Records SKU: MRG411LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 21st July 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Start again
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