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Model Village - You Chose These Woes
Model Village
You Chose These Woes
LRR041
CD/Download
Release Date: 13th January 2014
About
Model Village return with their second album ‘You
Chose These Woes’, though on a technicality this could really be
their debut. 2012’s ‘A Solution To Everything’ was a compilation
of early singles, which no less than The Line Of Best Fit
described thus: “As deft as The Shins at their finest and
completely ace with it”. That’s an accurate comparison because
this new album features subtly brilliant indie-pop with nods
toward folk and country.
Featuring no less than three lead singers, the Model Village
line-up for ‘You Chose These Woes’ stabilised in their Cambridge
hometown during writing and recording after a few months of
personnel changes. Unashamedly grown-up, the songwriting on these
songs is mature, confident and, crucially, utterly memorable. It’s
a terrible burden, but the band wear it with unpretentious
dignity. ‘You Chose These Woes’ is ultimately a superbly realised
set of songs in which ordinary people search for connections and
meaning through the power of great songs. Beautifully simple.
That’s a rare thing.
CD comes in a 4 panel letterpress-printed sleeve handmade by Red Plate Press. Illustrations by Paul Rains.
Praise for Model Village:
THE SKINNY
"A knack for the complex art of keeping things simple. With a trio
of accomplished vocalists taking turns at lead, 'You Chose These
Woes' sits closer in style to indie acts like Aberfeldy or The
Lucksmiths."
THE LINE OF BEST FIT
“Ian Scanlon’s Robert Smith-esque tones have their fair share of
heartache and his voice practically explodes with sadness and
hope.”
SLATE THE DISCO
"A well-worked construction of indie-pop with hints of Americana
and country."
SLOUCHER
“Warm and fuzzy, like a good hug.”
NORMAN RECORDS
“Gently-paced, lush indie, the record’s got a jangly mid-era REM
aesthetic and a rough- around-the edges Belle &
Sebastian-style melodic lightness.”