You can usually be sure that Slumberland Records will provide today’s cardigan-wearing kids with excellent garage/twee pop and bands with cute names. New signee Neverever follow in similar stride, and their debut album Angelic Swells, which was released on CD May 25, is slated for a vinyl release tomorrow, June 8.
According to their press release, Angelic Swells is a sprawling timeline that “takes in 50s rock ‘n’ roll, 60s girl-group sounds, and the 70s glam heyday of Slade and Suzi Quatro and 80s power-pop on its way to creating a bang-up-to-date idea of what pop should sound like in 2010.” (Where’s the 90s? Everybody knows that the prototype for today’s best bands on Slumberland is Black Tambourine — unless you don’t like The Pains of Being Pure at Heart.) Members Jihae and Wallace Meek, originally from Glasgow, recorded the album in Los Angeles, backed by Jackson Baugh, Jessica Espeleta, and Mickey LaFranchi. Listen to tracks “Blue Genes” (originally released as a single under former name The Champagne Socialists, consisting of the Meeks, LaFranchi, and Devon Williams) and “Young and Dumb” here.
06.09.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
06.12.10 - Hollywood, CA - The Kibitz Room at Canter’s
06.14.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Synchronicity Gallery
06.18.10 - Oxnard, CA - Fresh and Fabulous Cafe
Tracklisting:
01. Here is Always Somewhere Else
02. Blue Genes
03. Coconut Shampoo
04. Now
05. Young Runaways
06. Cowboys and Indians
07. 16th Wonder
08. Bitch Boys
09. Teardrop Tattoo
10. Young and Dumb
11. Underwater Ballet
• Neverever: http://www.myspace.com/nevereverla
• Slumberland Records: http://slumberlandrecords.com
