{"product_id":"hepburns-the-in-the-mean-time","title":"Hepburns, The - In the Mean Time","description":"\u003cspan\u003e“What it all comes down to is anger. The new Hepburns album is also given to joy, humour, and deep reverence for life’s in-between moments—but its heart is full of rage. Against the prejudice which fostered Brexit and Trump, yes; against the plutocrats pulling the strings, yes; but above all against the fact that, mean as these times are, one day we will have to leave it all behind.” —Matt Jones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hepburns craft songs at a tangent to real events, always with a view to creating something beautiful and emotionally evocative. This time around the recordings are anchored by brass arrangements galore and Jones’s use of a 1960s Italian-made Contessa semi-acoustic guitar that belonged to the group’s late drummer, Pat Grover. Musical references include late-’60s to early-’70s easy listening (Alan Hawkshaw, Bert Kaempfert), TV and film themes (Ronnie Hazlehurst, Roy Budd) as interpreted by a late-’80s British guitar-pop band, and Jonathan Richman’s “Roadrunner” and “Egyptian Reggae”. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncludes 20-page illustrated booklet of lyrics and song notes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1. Abattoir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2. Bees\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3. In the Mean Time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4. Songs to Bring You Back\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5. She’s a Colossus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6. Porthcawl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7. Cornerman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8. Late-Eighties Dream\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9. Suburb-o-tron\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10. Heading East, Facing West\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11. Cigarette\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12. Summer of Nothing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e13. Top Shelf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14. Valencia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e15. Legspinner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16. Nova\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Radio Khartoum","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":67994418708756,"sku":"khz118","price":12.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1035\/0284\/0084\/files\/khz118.jpg?v=1793920306","url":"https:\/\/primeunion.shop\/products\/hepburns-the-in-the-mean-time","provider":"Linden \u0026 Oak","version":"1.0","type":"link"}