{"product_id":"wave-pictures-the-french-cricket","title":"Wave Pictures, The - French Cricket","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease date: 1\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.\u003c\/b\u003e French Cricket\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.\u003c\/b\u003e From A Buick 6 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.\u003c\/b\u003e Porcupines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. \u003c\/b\u003eRufus Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5.\u003c\/b\u003e Cincinatti Flow Rag\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1998 \u003cb\u003eThe Wave Pictures\u003c\/b\u003e started carving out their own path in search of the lost essence of British Indie. Since their acclaimed “Instant Coffee Baby” -nominated for The Guardian New Album Award and present in many lists of the best albums of the last 15 years– , until the most recent “When The Purple Emperor Spreads His Wings”, always giving their best in countless electrifying performances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow The Wave Pictures are once again allied with Acuarela to release an exclusive double 7” with five songs: one, “\u003cb\u003eFrench Cricket\u003c\/b\u003e” included on their new album and another exclusive four tracks. And they don´t fail to show that they are still an indie rock band without indie rock influences, a trio with its own style that doesn't want to be a blues group. But with blues –and soul, and country, and folk-, as the invisible core of everything they do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Wave Pictures\u003c\/b\u003e began their career in 1998. Since then\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003ethe British trio hasn't stopped: at the frenetic pace of their concert schedule, they add a \u003ci\u003estakhanovist \u003c\/i\u003erecord production, which advances at the rate of almost one album per year. Example: “Great Big Flamingo Burning Moon”, which came out in February 2015, was already their thirteenth official LP (without forgetting that they have also released many singles, EPs, rarities and unofficial material). But it is that in February 2016 the fourteenth album, “A Season In Hull” was released -which they recorded with a single microphone and only released on vinyl-, and in November of that same year its successor, “Bamboo Diner In The Rain” came out. In June 2018 they returned to the fray with another LP, “Brushes With Happiness”, and that November also dropped “Look Inside Your Heart”. The pandemic saw them slow down a little bit until May 2022 when they finally returned with \"\u003cb\u003eWhen The Purple Emperor Spreads His Wings\u003c\/b\u003e\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“When The Purple Emperor Spreads His Wings” is a double album dedicated to the cycle of life and in which each of its four sides (in the old\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003efashioned way) is focused on one of the seasons of the year. The title refers to spring and its splendor. The result is pop in the style of \u003cb\u003eThe Wave Pictures\u003c\/b\u003e, with all the essence of the band: those intense guitar solos by Dave, his acoustic plucking, the solid writing… in addition to the mandolin, the bluesy harmonica...you name it!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll the band members, \u003cb\u003eDavid Tattersall\u003c\/b\u003e (vocals, guitar), \u003cb\u003eFranic Rozycki\u003c\/b\u003e (bass) and \u003cb\u003eJonny “Huddersfield” Helm\u003c\/b\u003e (drums), are avid fans of rock'n'roll, classic country, 70s rock, soul and folk, and this album celebrates with joy all those musical loves of them, some rediscovered in recent times. Moreover, they have pointed out that Guided By Voices have also been a great source of inspiration on this recording, as well as re-listening to Sun Records’ rockabilly, African guitar records, the more country side of Neil Young, the crazy fun of The Who and some moments from The Yardbirds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Wave Pictures\u003c\/b\u003e are still playing what Modern Lovers did back in the day -and then Herman Dune or Hefner-, only they play it as if Rory Gallagher was their lead guitar. With the \u003ci\u003elo-fi\u003c\/i\u003e pop-rock label as an amicable stigma, they never deny the maxim that places attitude before technique and they are always vaccinated against fashion. Years go by and they are still the same sly alley-cats, only sounding more and more classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acuarela","offers":[{"title":"2x7\"","offer_id":67992720441620,"sku":"NOIS090","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1035\/0284\/0084\/files\/frenchcricketartworkPORTADAJPEG.jpg?v=1793918747","url":"https:\/\/primeunion.shop\/products\/wave-pictures-the-french-cricket","provider":"Linden \u0026 Oak","version":"1.0","type":"link"}