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Click on the links for details of the Standard and Deluxe editions of Suspended Second. We're now taking preorders, we expect to begin shipping in mid-September. To buy the album on Standard or Deluxe vinyl, CD, MP3 or WAV formats. To buy the album with earlier Granite Shore recordings at a considerable saving. |
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First and foremost, the second Granite Shore album is a pop record, albeit an angry one. When writing began in spring 2016, it dealt largely with anxiety. “Suddenly,” says Nick Halliwell, “we were overtaken by what felt like a national self- harming anxiety episode, which then went global.” Halliwell admits expecting the subject would be all over the arts by the time the record came out, yet little has materialised a year on. “I’m not sure this is my responsibility/But no-one’s stepping forward as far as I can see”, goes one lyric. “A pop record is the obvious format for in-depth socio-political analysis so I allowed my lifelong love of ABBA free rein,” he remarks mischievously, “pop’s far more interesting than rock nowadays.” Enlisting cult singer John Howard’s voice of a (recording) angel was another step outside the Indie Ghetto. The album employs a number of metaphors. “I considered picking up where the [2015 debut] Once More From The Top narrative left off, but resisted the temptation”, Halliwell adds, “I wanted to focus on hooks, trimming off any fat...” The best pop is all about economy, hence unambiguous songs like Where does the Sadness come from?, Outside, looking in and Buyer beware sit alongside more expansive material like The Performance of a Lifetime, which conflates Brexit with the deaths of two Princes. Click here to read the full text of the essay Nick has written for the insert included with the Deluxe edition of the album. |
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Track listing A1 So it begins A2 Outside, looking in A3 Buyer beware A4 There's always one A5 Someone else B1 Where does the Sadness come from? B2 I suppose so B3 The Performance of a Lifetime B4 Commodities Suspended Second is due for official release in October 2017 but we're now taking preorders and those will be shipped as soon as we receive the vinyl from the pressing plant, which should be during the first half of September. The mono mix included with the Deluxe edition features the same tracks in the same order but the mixes are different, they've been designed to be heard on modern devices such as 'phones, tablets, USB turntables, etc. which are perhaps not ideally-suited to a wide stereo soundfield. |
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