Lee Memorial Announce U.S. Digital Album Release Details
June 26, 2009, 05:38 PM Views: 170
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 Dot Dash are pleased to announce the U.S. digital release of Lee Memorial’s debut album, The Lives Of Lee Memorial on July 21st. Karl Smith is half of the ex-Rough Trade signings, Sodastream and the album has already received overwhelming praise in the band’s homeland of Australia: “Smith’s songs are gems of sparkling beauty. Each laden with melodies s attractive they slide up and stick their tongue straight in your ear” Beat
“The best of Australian suburban pop” Canberra Times
“Smith is clearly a man with the Midas Touch… one of the best local releases of 2009” **** TimeOff
“Just as rewarding musically as lyrically, and every note seems to be hung exactly in the right place” - Inpress
“A touching journey of extreme social, political and daily relevance, delivered through beautifully realised metaphor and honest personal recount... a striking debut” – The Vine: News and Entertainment | thevine.com.au
Tracklisting:
1. All These Things
2. Mayflower
3. Drifting
4. Shoulders & Floors
5. Berlin
6. Baby Doll
7. Private Joseph Skelling
8. Long Days in Bed
9. Listen to Yourself
10. Boxing
11. 7 Minute Planes Smith’s previous outfit, Sodastream released 4 albums, 5 EPs and a live recording between 1999 and 2006. They toured Europe 7 times, as well as the US and Japan and cult Radio 1 DJ, John Peel once described them as, “Quite wonderful”. Lee Memorial’s members include Laura MacFarlane, one time drummer with Sleater-Kinney and founder of Melbourne outfit Ninety Nine, Tom Lyngcoln from Nation Blue (lead guitar), Madeline Spawton who has no ragged pedigree - which in many ways is a good thing - plays clarinet and cello, and Matt Bailey (ex-Paradise Motel) on bass. Lee Memorial’s debut album release, The Lives Of Lee Memorial will be available on iTunes on July 21st.
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