Finally, we can all sleep easy at night: the album we've all been
waiting for is about to arrive on our doorsteps. It's the debut album
from The Indelicates and it's entitled ' American Demo', because - in
the band's own words - "let's face it - that's what all british indie
debuts are". 'America', is the first single from the album sessions
and - with its strings, synth breaks and a rockier edge than previous
singles - gives a taster of what to expect when the LP is released on
Weekender Records in Germany and the UK this spring.
Single 'America', almost subtitled 'The Euston manifesto' (in
reference to the dissenting left-wing document of the same name)
concerns the tendency in international left liberalism to contort
itself into apologetic moral cowardice and an indifference to
religious fascism as a result of its entrenched dislike of America.
B-side 'No Religion' covers the replacing of a platonic good with a
platonic evil and the failure of many to live without absolute goods
or evils in this crazy mixed up shades-of-grey world and was produced
by Art Goblin Keith TOTP at dean street studio during the Kooks'
downtime. CD bonus track 'The Last Bombed City' is a bar-room
singalong about war and that.
The Indelicates formed in late 2005. Essentially the joint project of
Simon and Julia Indelicate (guitar/vox and piano/vox respectively)
they recruited Ed Van Beinum (drums/occasional production), Kate
Newberry (bass) and Alastair Clayton (rhythm guitar) to provide a
backing for their wistfully cynical tirades against the condition of
their disappointing generation.
Their first single 'We Hate The Kids' and second 'The Last Significant
Statement To Be Made In Rock 'n' Roll' were released on Sad Gnome
Records which was formed by a small consortium of the band's fans,
specifically to release their debut singles. Jointly produced by Keith
Totp (Art Brut) and Les Carter (late of Carter USM), the hugely
well-received singles quickly sold out their limited runs. Recent
singles 'Julia, We Don't Live In The 60s' and 'Sixteen' their first
two releases on Weekender Records also sold out within days of
release.
As the lyrics show quite remarkably, The Indelicates give voice to two
formidable young poets. Simon and Julia actually met at a poetry slam
(which he won). Simon Indelicate was a performance poet and songwriter
for several years before forming the band. In that capacity he
performed at the Glastonbury festival and in the grounds of Hastings
Castle and supported such specialist celebrities as Murray Lachlan
Young and John Cooper Clark. The band are also famous for their
"Versions Project" where they let their fans remix their songs as much
as they like before making them available for download from their
website.
