Just a note to gloat about the fantasticalness of the blog (this one) that may not say too much too often, but boy when we do say something we come up with the goods.
In case you managed to avoid them for the whole of the ridiculous amount of time they've been faffing about not bringing an album out, today was the stupendous day that saw Veronica Falls, one of LTCOs' past pet bands, releasing their debut album. It took them so long to come up with their eponymously named long-player that I'd begun to worry they were going to miss the scuzzy harmony-driven lo-fi post-punk boat that is fast sailing over the horizon. Now I'd like to hope that they wouldn't give a flying fig's bum about whether they're on the cutting edge of all that indie nonsense or not, but equally I wouldn't want them to miss their opportunity to bask in the hot sun. 'Tis nearly winter, after all.
For all my bast bleating about Veronica Falls (or V. Filly, as I've decided I will now call them cos it's less annoying to type), I very nearly lost patience after waiting sooo long for an album. But! I have to say that even with the disappointment of the fact that they've already made six (six!) of the tracks on the album available in some form or other, and that if you've seen them play a few times (as I have, don't you know) you'll have heard pretty much all of the tracks, the album as a whole (and the rest of the tracks) are rather good stuff. Even if you've heard the six already-out-there-on-the-web tracks, it's worth listening to the new shiny production makeovers to see what you think.
Get yer ear'oles round it in full at Stereogum or listen to the not-previously-released-in-any-way title track (does it count as a title track when your album is named after the band? Hmmm?) below:
Veronica Falls - Veronica Falls by user5158728
