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The Lunchtime Sardine Club’s debut album ‘Icecapades’ out no
"...breathtaking." - The 405
Brighton based artist The Luchtime Sardine Club aka Oliver Newton (Yndi Halda / Bermuda Ern / St. Coltrane) releases lo-fi, psych-folk debut album Icecapades, out now via Sonic Anhedonic Recording Co.
Gold Flake Paint are hosting an exclusive stream of the album on their website but you can also buy and stream Icecapades from The Lunchtime Sardine Club's Bandcamp page.
If you'd like a little taster though, there are two free tracks available to download now from the ABoF Soundcloud page - 'Rumours' and 'I'm... Jesuschristmaam'.
The album is a collection of short stories, such as the death of a boxer, the sleepy sickness epidemic of the 1920s, the mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers, an old woman's embalming and murderous distortion.
'Charon and the Boxer' opens the album gently crescendoing into a cacophony of guitars and violins, however, straight into 'I'm... Jesuschristmaam', here Newton hones a sound akin to American artists such as Sufjan Stevens and Bowerbirds. Although there's a quiet joyfulness underlying each track, some take on a more atmospheric, introspective feeling as heard on 'Quesadillas' and 'Old Truths, Rare Grooves', which would not be out of place on an Andrew Bird record. As the record comes to a close, the music slowly transforms into Midlake-esuqe vintage soundscapes. Icecapades is a truly wonderful, organic musical journey.
The Lunchtime Sardine Club recently grabbed the attention of Amazing Radio with the first single 'Rumours' and also featured on a Big Scary Monsters best of... compilation earlier this year. With the sound branded as "a happier Elliott Smith circa 1998" by Brighton Noise, The Lunchtime Sardine Club's Icecapades is the perfect concoction of Elliott Smith's storytelling style and Grizzly Bear's lo-fi folk.
The Lunchtime Sardine Club's Icecapades is out now via Sonic Anhedonic Recording Co.