The Perishers celebrate album release with Camden show
aaamusic | On 08, Oct 2011
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Just a note to let you know that the The Perishers will be celebrating the release of their new album All These Years with a gig at The Barfly in Camden on Monday 24th October so please save the date in your diary.More details to follow.
The Perishers’ plaintive jangly Byrdsesque, harmony laden guitar pop is nothing short of timeless – latest album All These Years has ringing guitars, power chords and harmonies in spades. From Buffalo Springfield to Big Star, The Records to Squire and The Stone Roses to The Shins, all of these acts have reinvigorated and updated the classic voices, guitars, bass and drums format that was patented by The Beatles nearly 50 year ago. And now The Perishers can proudly be added to the list.
Since moving to London and living together in a Monkees / Help styled house in the early naughties The Perishers have carved their own name into the “jangly guitar indie pop” firmament, winning fans at the BBC with regular spins on Phil Jupitus’ 6Music show. But it is with this late bloomer, their third album, that they show what they’re made of. Debut Hurt Like Hell (2004) pre-empted the revival of sorts for post shoegaze whilst follow up Teepee (2006) was a far more stripped back fire side folk-rock affair, recalling the spirit of Ronnie Lane’s Slim Chance.
The Perishers have no qualms in admitting how the aptly titled All These Years is the record they had always set out to make. Paul Osborne (bass and vocals) expresses how its back to basics approach captures them best. After having tried various production techniques on their previous releases with legendary producer Adam Whittaker (Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson, Doves, Starsailor etc) All These Years is the one that pays homage to the music which inspired them to learn instruments as teenagers in Basingstoke. The crafted melodies and musical inflections certainly show what lies at their heart and soul – it’s an honest, heartfelt record that looks back to both the mid-60s and early ’90s without forgetting the future. Joyous and forlorn, lovingly crafted and honed without an eye on the latest trends of the record industry.
The Teenage Fanclub-meets-Ronettes vibe of first single ‘Spectre’, The Who-tinged pop clatter of ‘I’ll Deny’, ‘Springfield’s’ classic Byrds-isms and the sun drenched folk of the title track will certainly find a place in the heart of pure pop lovers across the universe.
