Time passes so quickly when people stop staring at their shoes. It’s already been a decade since Christian Savill (Slowdive) and Sean Hewson began recording together under the name Monster Movie, and now 20 years since their earliest collaborations, beginning way back in 1990 (er, technically 1989) with a 7-inch as Eternal. Their newest album, Everyone Is a Ghost (the first since 2006’s All Lost [TMT Review]), was released this week on Graveface Records. With its synths and catchy melancholy, it’s the most pleasantly fuzzy thing to emerge this spring since the baby bunnies scampered across the yard.
The album consists of 13 songs (10 on CD, 2 as bonus for vinyl, and a download), and includes guest contributions from Ryan Graveface (Dreamend, Black Moth Super Rainbow), Sophie Pittaway, and Rachel Staggs (Experimental Aircraft).
Here’s to a decade and counting!
CD tracklisting:
01. The World Collapsed
02. Down, Down, Down
03. How the Dead Live
04. Bored Beyond Oblivion
05. Everyone is a Ghost
06. In the Morning
07. Fall
08. Silver Knife
09. Help Me Make it Right
10. A Place in the Mountains
Vinyl tracklisting:
A1. The World Collapsed
A2. Down, Down, Down
A3. How the Dead Live
A4. Bored Beyond Oblivion
A5. All the Hurt Inside
A6. Everyone is a Ghost
B1. In the Morning
B2. Silver Knife
B3. Look and See
B4. Fall
B5. Help Me Make it Right
B6. A Place in the Mountains
• Monster Movie: http://www.myspace.com/monstermovie
• Graveface: http://graveface.com
