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Clean George IV

God Save The Clean

    Tenement Records is pleased to announce the release of God Save The Clean by Clean George IV on 28th November.

    It is a modern British pop/rock epic, the sound of one mans very singular worldview.

    The last time George released a record (2007's 'First Blast of the Trumpet against the Monstrous Regiment of Women' included here in a new version) it received extensive play on radio's 1,2 and 6 making several end of year lists and scoring them live sessions with Huw Stevens and Vic Galloway on their radio 1 shows.

    Soon afterwards the band went on hiatus for various reasons, mainlyastrological and geographical. George moved back to Edinburgh and joined a myriad of side projects, attempted to undertake a classical music degree, got sued by Kraftwerk and co-wrote and produced a few albums with various friends in various places. He eventually decided to tackle finishing this album with the help of band member and record producer Tom Morris and his brother Tom McFall, also a producer and engineer.

    It is an album with more than it's fair share of bombast and ambition. From the swaggering anti cocaine anthem 'Real Men Take Speed' through the power pomp of 'Winter Son' and the post-landfill gloom of 'Fat=dead' this is a record made up of conflicting elements from many disparate genres, all underpinned by George's cosmic deadpan. Other highlights include 'London Scotland', first single 'Pets in the Blitz' and album closer 'Ex-Life'.

    Aberfeldy

    Somewhere To Jump From

      It's been a while since Aberfeldy's last album but time hasn't blunted their edge - the 12 tracks that make up "Somewhere To Jump From" are as sharp as ever, despite the somewhat depressing conditions that led to their creation. Dropped by their label and bruised by the departure of both female members, it could have been curtains for the Edingburgh outfit, whose debut 2004 album "Young Forever" garnered universal praise upon its release and led to high profile touring support slots, an NME single of the week and the dubious pleasure of having one track ("Summers Gone") feature in adverts around the world for products including online Bingo, Diet Coke and Spanish nappies.

      From a lovelorn plea aimed at an ex partner/ keyboard player ("In Denial") followed by a bittersweet reappraisal of the story so far ("Play The Music Loud") to an account of Riley's years living on a commune run by an ex member of the Incredible String Band (California, West Lothian) plus pure pop gems like "Lisa Marie", this is Aberfeldy's slickest work to date.


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