Here

Description

Six years used to be a lifetime in rock ‘n’ roll. Kids driven by the urgency
of youth form bonds, plug in, play gigs, find a label. Acclaim, exhaustion,
over and out. Teenage Fanclub’s early years were propelled by that kind of
frantic energy (thankfully without the flameout). As outliers of the sound of
young Scotland’s second wave, they released five albums in their first six
years together. The foundations of their national-treasure status were already
laid. The tenth Teenage Fanclub LP-Here-arrives six years after the release of
2010’s hugely acclaimed Shadows (described by Uncut as “the sound of a great
group ageing gracefully”). Here is the work of a band entirely confident in
their own craft-the consolidation of nearly three decades of peerless
songwriting and almost telepathic musicianship. Recorded with the band’s
soundman David Henderson alongside regular drummer Francis Macdonald and
keyboard player Dave McGowan in three distinctly different environments
(initially at Vega in rural Provence, then at Raymond’s home in Glasgow before
mixing at Clouds Hill in the industrial heart of Hamburg), it’s a record that
embraces maturity and experience and hugs them close. As ever, song-wise the
Fanclub present a textbook representation of democracy in action, the record
offering four each by Blake, Love, and McGinley. From the almighty chime of
opener “I’m In Love” (“We will fade into history, I’m in love with you love…
And I like your trajectory, I’m in love with you love”) through the ecstatic
soul-search of “The First Sight” (“Will I ever get to see the first sight of a
heart that’s true?”) and the paean to unerring friendship “With You” (“I will
hide with you from sadness, and bad philosophy / I will laugh with you at
madness, and learned stupidity”), Here is a collection of twelve songs about
the only things that truly matter: life and love. As is befitting of a record
that took it’s time to arrive, Here uses reflective space to dazzling effect.
“Steady State,” with it’s gorgeous ebb and flow, has echoes of The Notorious
Byrd Brothers’ astral jangle, while “I Was Beautiful When I Was Alive”
unexpectedly curves off from dreamlike beginnings into a semi-acoustic/motorik
outro, sonically replacing the steady beat of the German autobahn with the
vast open skies of the Pacific Coast Highway.

Features:

Product Details:

• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 5.75 x 0.5 inches; 4 Ounces
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Merge Records
• Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2016
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ July 4, 2016
• Label ‏ : ‎ Merge Records
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
• Best Sellers Rank: #171,393 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl) #15,309 in Alternative Rock (CDs & Vinyl) #74,446 in Rock (CDs & Vinyl) #80,655 in Pop (CDs & Vinyl)
• #15,309 in Alternative Rock (CDs & Vinyl)