aaamusic | On 01, Feb 2011

A reminder that Sad Day For Puppets release their new single, ‘Sorrow, Sorrow’, via Sonic Cathedral Recordings on February 7.

‘Sorrow, Sorrow’ is the beautiful opening track from the Stockholm-based band’s second album, ‘Pale Silver & Shiny Gold’. Somewhat appropriately for this time of year, it features the glorious harmonies of singer Anna Eklund and her kid sister Annika recounting a tale of trying (and failing) to keep misery (seasonal affective disorder?) at bay over guitars that chime and fuzz like some long-lost mid-’90s classic from Fort Apache Studios. It is backed with a brand new re-recording of the equally harmonious and heartbreaking early single ‘Big Waves’, which sounds a little bit like Lush playing an Everly Brothers song.

‘Pale Silver & Shiny Gold’ was released to great acclaim in September 2010. It received a glowing, four-star review in Uncut, while NME gave it 7/10 and said how the band “mix the idyllic with the ramped-up reverb” on their “not-so-difficult second album”. In Grazia, Lauren Laverne observed how Swedes seem to have an innate talent for making perfect pop, concluding that “‘Pale Silver & Shiny Gold’ is even better than their debut – I love it. I’m so pissed off, Sweden, can’t you try to make it look hard?”

Friday, February 4 – Nottingham, Bodega
Saturday, February 5 – Leeds, Nation Of Shopkeepers
Sunday, February 6 – Glasgow, Captain’s Rest
Monday, February 7 – Manchester, Moho Live
Tuesday, February 8 – London, Sonic Cathedral @ The Social
Wednesday, February 9 – London, Proud Galleries
Thursday, February 10 – Portsmouth, Cellars
Friday, February 11 – Birmingham, Flapper
Saturday, February 12 – Brighton, Jam