The issue of format choice also comes up if the price of the vinyl seems out of whack (which happens a lot!) or if delays at the pressing plant mean I will have to wait months for the vinyl version to come out while the CD is already in the shops. For instance, Drew and others had me champing at the bit to get the new one from the Wedding Present. I went to buy it online the other day, but the vinyl doesn't come out for another month in the UK and, worse yet, two months here in America.** Forget it. Can't wait. It's coming on CD. When David Bowie's 'Blackstar' came out, I made a hasty decision and paid $30 for the vinyl. Not a double album, folks. I should have paid the $9.99 for the CD, but I got caught up in the moment. Thankfully, most of the indie labels I like don't stick it to you like that.
I have lost my way. Let's get back to Cosines. This is the debut single from 2013. The band's sound is closer to Stereolab these days, but this one has a charming analog retro sound. The five-piece string section is a nice touch too. Alice Hubley may be a girl pirate, but all I could think of when I first heard her voice was that she sounded so much like another one of my favorite pop vocalists... Lena Karlsson of the sorely missed Swedish band Komeda. The site for Fika Recordings shows they only have five more copies of this limited edition 7". So, I suggest you grab yours now. Cosines will take over the world next year when the new album comes out. Don't regret you missed this one.
"Hey Sailor Boy"
**Sept. 15 Update: I checked the comments this morning and saw our pal MisterPrime had obtained a vinyl copy of the new album by the Wedding Present. A quick check beyond Amazon and Amazon UK (which is what I checked... sloppy!) revealed there are, indeed, places to obtain 'Going, Going...', including the Weddoes own site. Apologies to all. I'll do better next time.
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Fell in love with them this year, after The Leaf Library recommended them on their FB page, and gobbled up everything in sight. Looking forward to the new album next year, and would love them to play the East Coast.
The Blackstar vinyl was expensive, but it looks lovely. I bought the Weddoes album on CD as, like you, I didn't want to wait for it. The record companies probably figure the fans will buy both if they delay the release of the preferred format.
At the risk of rubbing it in a little, I bought the Wedding Present from good ol' Rough Trade here in Nottingham over a week ago - and it's a thing of true beauty...
The Cosines. My favourite band with a mathematical name. Better than The Math and Physics Club, and way way way better than Algebra Suicide. I played their album (The Cosines that is) on our way to Sines once. Unfortunately I couldn't follow that up with any track called Tangents..........my partner was very disappointed..............OK that last bit's not true at all.
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