ARTiST: Monkey Swallows The Universe
TiTLE: The Casket Letters
LABEL: Loose Music
GENRE: Indie
TiME: 35:00 min
SiZE: 44,2 MB
BiTRATE: VBRkbps
RiP DATE: Aug-09-2007
RELEASE DATE: Aug-13-2007
WEBSiTE: www.mstu.co.uk
Track List:
01. Statutory Rights 02:00
02. Bloodline 04:08
03. Science 05:03
04. Matterhoney 02:04
05. Gravestones 03:43
06. Little Polveir 03:32
07. Elizabeth & Mary 03:54
08. Ballad Of The Breakneck Bride 02:49
09. Paper, Scissors, Stone 03:43
10. When The Work Is Done 04:04
Release Notes:
If they don't get some sort of mass media coverage
and fellatio for this album it could be a good
reason to set fire to your passport and move to
Sweden."
The Guardian
"Capable of haunting, tear-prickling acoustic
beauty...more than worthy of any and everyone's
respect and attention"
Drowned In Sound
Back in 2006 the Rough Trade store on London's
Talbot Road heralded Sheffield's Monkey Swallows The
Universe as "big big news" and described their 2006
debut album for Thee Sheffield Phonographic
Corporation The Bright Carvings as "having a sound
that transports you back to the days of the late
80's and listening to John Peel religiously every
night - a mix of The Siddleys, Belle and Sebastian
and Sarah Records".
Fast forward one year and the band along with their
debut single for Loose - the Grand National winner
inspired Little Polveir - seem to have hit the
mainstream. In a 5 star Single Of The Week review
The Sun described it as a "a swoonsome melodic
treat" while the Daily Mirror said "roll over
Charles Darwin and tell those musical evolutionists
the news - there's yet more Sheffield Monkeys beside
the Arctic variety".
On top of all this Polveir was profiled in the Daily
Telegraph's sports pages and even had a slightly
bizarre plug on the Wogan show. In between were live
dates by request in support of Richard Hawley (who
describes them as "boss!"), The Long Blondes and
Camera Obscura, sessions for XFM, 6 Music and Radio
4's Loose Ends as well as regular spins from the
likes of Steve Lamacq and Huw Stephens.