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Thursday, October 29, 2009
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wooha...it's been so long since the last blogging that there has been almost too much to cover...hrmmm, well of course that's not going to work is it! so it turns out that july and august were pretty crazy exciting for us with both the international excitement of the US west coast tour and Slumberland Records putting out our debut LP 'Songs for Tuesdays' on the 14th of july! we did start this: http://summercatsrule.blogspot.com/this helps us plonk all the reviews etc so if you're interested in the LP reviews check it out! we were particularly surprised with the reception for the LP and some of the reviews were downright lovely...obviously we're ignoring the not so flattering ones... the US tour was a blast, despite the fact that julia couldn't come, we had the able armed jeremy bashing the drums for us for the nearly two weeks. it's going to sound wanky but we were the recipients of such unexpected and wonderful hospitality during the period of the tour...we really hope those that were doing this know how much it meant to us. we played Ventura, LA, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle...trouble is when you write them so closely together it doesn't really give an indication of the amount of driving we did! most of the time the snazzy Tartans were playing with us and we do retrospectively feel we didn't get to drink enough with them...possibly because we couldn't keep up...julia could have handled them but the rest of us are certainly not tough enough. so below is a little photo bit for some visual excitement...  first thing we did in san fran was organise a no hitter  a man never looks good in a money belt  do ya think the young mr brewer likes the ventura purchased beer hmmm?  jeremy and dinelda show there love for the law givers  LA! Weee!  in action bashing and crashing  the excitement of an LP being released and being in a shop...  the toilet in san fran's the knockout left a gap for excitement...  irene sashaying round muir woods  scott in olympia thinkin' 'bout beat happening  in seattle we played a house party...in a house.  hi tartans!  sometimes america does feel like this...mostly not...but sometimes  one of the best things about san fran was dogs being allowed in bars...here stefan's beagle-o goes nut crazy! ok...rest time more later...
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009
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Current mood:  creative
ah, some more kind words...
Well, it’s Tuesday, time to pull out the new Summer Cats
record Songs for Tuesdays and give it a spin. I think that this album
may be misnamed, songs for the whole damn week more like. After
putting out a handful of eps on Cloudberry, WeePOP! Scratching Post as
well as singles on Slumberland (split with POBAH), Cloudberry (again and single of 2008 around these parts) and Knock Yr Socks Off (split with Aux Autres)
these Australians are set to release their debut long player next week
on that label that I can’t seem to stop mentioning, Slumberland.
A few of the songs from their stellar afore mentioned singles make
reappearances here, albeit in rerecorded versions. So Let’s Go and the
Lonely Planet jangle a little more than they did on their vinyl
versions and Kraut a little less. Former Earthman Scott Stevens sings
most of the songs but he takes a back seat on Maybe Pile and
Christopher Wren no let down in quality is suffered from the different
lead singer, in fact it adds to the album’s charm. There is also the
duet In June that could be the standout track on the record, it reminds
me of the Hummingbirds or the Go-Betweens,
great Australian company to be in. The band are making a short trip
over to the West Coast of the US to celebrate the album’s release. A
rare treat, in fact their first ever trip over here to play. Catch
them if you can, so you don’t regret it!
It’s Tuesday, so let’s play some “Songs for Tuesdays”!
Melbourne five-piece Summer Cats
have been an Eardrums favourite for a long time. This is pure, catchy
indie pop, – jangly, sometimes noisy and always full of charm, humor
and great melodies. I’ve enjoyed their mini-album “Scratching post”,
their weepop!-micro cd “Passion Pop”, their Slumberland split-single in
the series “Searching for the now” (together with The Pains of Being
Pure at Heart), their cloudberry-7″ of “Lonely Planet” and their
addition to our own “Summer’s here!” compilation, “Bedwetter”.
Wonderful releases, all of them.
So, was I excited when I got Summer Cats’ debut album “Songs for Tuesdays”? You bet!
After listening to “Songs for Tuesdays” I guess I can sum it up and
say that everything the band has done so far have sounded like demos
compared to this. The band sound ready. The sound is brilliant and the
songs are very good. It actually took me some listens to get fully into
this one, – mainly because I have found the band’s
not-always-on-the-beat jangle-sound very charming, and this time they
ARE on the beat every time, – and the wooly demo-sound is completely
gone. After many listens, I must say that no matter how much I have
loved the band’s earlier releases, I like this even more.
Don’t get me wrong, – it doesn’t sound “polished” and “clean”, – it’s
still jangly and they still sound like Summer Cats, – but the sound is
so much better, if you know what I mean.
“Songs for Tuesdays” includes new versions of
several songs from their previous singles/eps and several new ones as
well. Some nice details have been added to classic Summer Cats songs.
The ultra catchy “Wild Rice” from their Scratching post is slowed down and a fresh harmonica solo has been added. “Christopher Wren” has got a crispy and warm new sound that is so so so wonderful to listen to. “Lonely Planet” sounds almost the same, but has more punch in the album version. “Let’s Go” from their Slumberland single is also here.
There are some real gems among the newer songs too. “Fulton Girls” is fantastic, and the catchy pop duet “In June” is even better.
And… Please look at the cover-art, – isn’t it wonderful? Just as colourful and detailed as the music on this album is.
The debut from Summer Cats is out on July 14 on Slumberland Records (there will also be a coloured vinyl edition out on July 28, du to pressing issues).
Highly recommended!
Comments: Blissful, C86-style pop from this Australian indie
band, which makes its North American debut on the record company they
were made for, Slumberland. In addition to labelmates like The Pains of
Being Pure at Heart, Liechtenstein and Crystal Stilts, Summer Cats are
also drawing comparisons to Brisbane legends The Go-Betweens and
Canadian pop masters The New Pornographers. The record is solid
throughout, but Songs for Tuesday
really hits its stride in the middle with the boy-girl duo on "In
June," spinning through album highlights "Wild Rice" and "Waking Up."
Much like The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, the Summer Cats' LP is both undeniably catchy and extremely well-done.
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Tuesday, July 07, 2009
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Current mood:  excited
well indeed i'm guessing if you get this far into our myspace you'd have figured out that our debut LP and our first ever US shows are coming up? you think these types of things are going to be exciting and then they go and prove themselves to be, well, exciting... the LP is out in the 14th of july on CD and then a week or so later on stupendous coloured vinyl on Slumberland Records...now if you'd asked us awhile back to name a label we'd love to be out on and associated with i can guarantee you that Slumberland was at the top of our wish list so it's kinda kooky when it happens. we're really appreciative of all the effort that mike has put into helping the LP see the light of day. ya, a couple of reviews have filtered through and we have proudly plonked 'em below...and yes good reviews are way better than stinkers! we have been blown away also by the help of all those involved in getting out tour together, scott b has been hard at work wearing down his fingers with emails and being ear bashed by the rest of us to make sure it happens...phew it's pretty close now! so how does a noisy crash pop band from melbourne get prepared? well...  scott b has been busy in new york city
 irene and hugh have been busy in san francisco  now, i'm a bit scared but the three of them say they are going to las vegas first...seriously they are going to end up having to borrow money off me (and that is a scary thought...)  i have been super busy
now some sad news...julia has not been able to get out of work so unfortunately she's not coming with us...poo. lucky for us jeremy from the fabulous zebras has stepped in to bash stuff for us...we're sad for julia and it means you'll have to write to her and tell her how much you like the artwork...
 julia at work...you can see why julia had some troubles getting out of work...bad ohs and leave entitlements are the tip of the iceberg  ah, yes...jeremy was also really busy when we asked him nicely to fill in... so, all in all pretty exciting as really you don't get to plonk you're LP into the world everyday nor is flying on aeroplanes to play shows an everyday occurance for us...so if you get the chance come and see us play eh?...or of course buy the LP! ah yes we have tshirts...at redbubble... 
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Sunday, July 05, 2009
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Current mood:  optimistic
"Since moving to Melbourne, I've felt so fortunate at being able to see Summer Cats play quite regularly. But now, with the release of their debut album, Songs For Tuesdays,
I feel even luckier, because I know how jealous the rest of the world
will be after hearing these 13 brilliant pop songs! Released via Slumberland on July 14, Songs For Tuesdays looks
set to dominate the speakers of summer dancefloors in the north, winter
bedrooms in the south and best of 2009 lists worldwide.
I'm
so enamoured by every track on the album - from blistering opener
"Let's Go", sharing stories about various places to visit around
Melbourne and beyond, through to the boy-girl duet "In June", which
reminds me so much of The Hummingbirds with its amazing jangling
guitars. A slowed-down version of 'Wild Rice' appears (after first
appearing on 2007's Scratching Post EP),
as does last year's Cloudberry single, 'Lonely Planet'. Scott Stevens
surely ranks as one of the best vocalists in indiepop at present, and
with squalling guitars and motorik keys to boot, it all sums to a
perfectly formed collection of some of the finest pop going round.
And
lest I forget the artwork - the artwork! With all those flowers and
birds and felt tip colours, I want it to be summer already. It's the
perfect embodiment of that summer feeling that Summer Cats capture so
well in their sound.
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Thursday, July 02, 2009
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Current mood: overstimulated
ah...
"Take a gander at that album cover
(click on it if you want the experience writ large): primary-hued
crayola markers, cut-outs of birds from nature magazines, flowers and
hearts, in short a veritable explosion of riotous technicolor happy
times, devoid of pretension or angst, essentially screaming that the
world is a place full of sunshine and puppy dogs. It’s a nice visual
accompaniment to the debut full-length from Australian quintet Summer
Cats. (When this one popped into our inbox, I was hoping that the name
was a Wilco-esque play on words, as in “Summer cats, some are dogs,”
but this does not appear to be the case. I think it’s reference to,
you know, cats in summer.) While the cover offers the graphic
embodiment of the band’s modus operandi, a lyric from the bouncy,
jangly beach-pop track “St. Tropez,” offers the linguistic equivalent:
“I could be anywhere, anywhere but here…I could be holding your hand
all night as we go dancing in LA/Walking into a bar and order you a
tonic and Tangueray/hanging out with Rico, while making out with
Nico.” Take those two things together, an explosion of bright colors
and an endless summer-esque wanderlust and you’ve got Songs for Tuesdays in
a nutshell. These are songs for rolled-down windows and tube tops,
infused with a hooky pop-sensibility, an ear for sing-along-ability
and, overall, a refreshing joie de vivre. (Is it douchey to use French
phrases in reviews? I can never remember.)
The opening track, “Let’s Go,” sets the
tone for much of the record, with an anthemic plea to go someplace on a
jet plane accompanied by by background “na-na-na-na”s, a sneaky, oily,
nostalgic keyboard line, big broad stroke guitars and bouncy
percussion, complete with a periodic tambourine sound. The next twelve
tracks proceed in much the same vein, tapping a sunny California 60s
vibe while providing a fine enough layer of grit and crunch to satisfy
the modern ear. There are also familiar tropes that are given a new
twist, always a nice trick. The track “Fulton Girls” obviously owes a
debt to “California Girls,” but is absolutely hilarious (far more so
than the latter). “Fell in love with a Fulton girl/it’s not hard to
do/they’re a lot taller and better looking than you” repeated a few
times over a killer guitar riff and keyboard line left me both holding
my sides and tapping my feet. It pokes fun at the notion of
geographically-motivated desire, while maintaining its catchiness.
(I’m pretty sure that David Lee Roth tried to make the same joke that
Summer Cats are making here, but I could be wrong.) “Maybe Pile,”
easily my favorite tune on the record, recalls, briefly and
tangentially, British mope rock, but while pumping it full of
mood-altering drugs. The decidedly downbeat delivery of the chorus,
“If you’re not ready to see another guy, but your heart might mend in
awhile, put me on the maybe pile” is immediately ameliorated by a
sparkling, multiple part harmonic counterpoint. Imagine “Jumping
Someone Else’s Train” crossed with the chorus from “Everyday I Write
the Book” and you’re in the ballpark, maybe.
These tunes are all little explosions
of gleeful sound, pumping through the speakers with little delay and
then shuffling off the stage. There’s only a single track here that
clocks in at more than three minutes and all of the tunes have a
hummingbird-like immediacy, blasting the relevant ideas into your ears
and then moving on. I’m not imagining that in their previous work (a
few 7″ singles and some EPs) there’s a twelve-minute suite lurking.
While we’ve spent a ton of time on the lyrical content (frequently
clever, consistently entertaining), the instrumental sound that the
band crafts is captivating. These two and a half minute nuggets of
poppy goodness are a delight to behold.
This one is going to be worth snagging
purely for the brilliance that is “St. Tropez.” (I’m on record as not
being able to listen to tunes while I write, but I’ve stood up from the
computer several times during the drafting of this review to listen to
that one again. I gave you a snippet of lyrics above. The rest are
just as delightful and it’s the kind of tune that you’re glad
is stuck in your head. If you don’t listen to this track on the 14th
when this album hits the shelves, I’m going to be pissed.) Past that
track, this album is packed with tunes that are perfect for the warmer
months. In fact, it’s been a decidedly un-summerlike week in
Cleveland, with overcast skies and periods of intense rain. (In other
news, I got a wart removed, so it’s been a gloomy week both in terms of
the climate and my own interaction with the world.) The sounds of Songs for Tuesdays have made it feel like the sun is shining throughout. Good times."
"In a couple of weeks, Australia’s Summer Cats will be releasing their debut full-length, Songs for Tuesdays, on Slumberland Records.
“Hey You” is our first peek at the record–a driving indie-pop tune
anchored by some seriously distorted guitars and Scott Stevens’
no-nonsense vocals. The strategy employed by Summer Cats is similarly
frill-free: the song structure doesn’t try to offer up any surprises,
the instrumentation is that of your traditional rock band, and even the
track length scrapes by at just over two and a half minutes.
That said, just as originality alone isn’t enough to elevate a song
into grandeur, neither does its deficiency preclude it from being
catchy. Indeed, catchiness is Summer Cats’ M.O., and “Hey You” is a
shining example of that instantly gratifying type of music: the summer
song. “Hey You” is infectious at the most basic, nervous system level,
designed to induce unconscious fits of head bobbing. Beyond the more
obvious indie-pop touchstones it invokes, it also claims the sloppy
college radio sound of the early ’90s in its lineage; fans of pre-Navy Blues era Sloan should likewise dig it.
“Hey You” may not be enough to write home about, but as the summer
months continue to heat up, you’ll be glad to have Summer Cats on your
iPod."
"Summer Cats' debut LP, Songs For Tuesdays, will finally be out on Slumberland Recordscan play tennis til the
sun goes down. "Hey You, It's Me (Oh My)" is just another perfect
summer pop song from a band with a million of them."
come July 14th! – just two weeks away! Before hearing even a note of
the record I'd decided it would probably be one of my favorite records
of the year, and now, since hearing the new song "Hey You, It's Me (Oh
My)" I'm almost sure of it! Not only will it be full of fantastic fuzzy
pop songs, but it's sporting some of the most brilliantly colorful
cover art I've ever laid eyes on. Sure wouldn't expect a song like this
to lie inside that cover would you?! We
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Monday, June 29, 2009
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compliments are unexpected and always a pleasure:
Summer Cats – Songs for Tuesdays
"Unless you are on a whirlwind vacation or the hero of a highly
unlikely action movie, chances are, your summer is not exactly a hotbed of
excitement. Along with the crappy summer job or required class at the local
community college, there is the heightened chance of dying of heat stroke. Not
very cinematic. Thankfully, most of the time, all you need to lift your spirits
is the perfect summer soundtrack, and Summer Cats’ debut LP, Songs for
Tuesdays, is just that.
Right from the start, with full-throttle opener, “Let’s Go,”
you get the general feel of the album: relentlessly catchy, cheerful pop. But
unlike a lot of today’s indie pop, the guitars are trenchant enough to hold
their own against the sugary melodies and sing-along choruses. Not to mention
there is nary a glockenspiel heard throughout the album, which is a rare thing
among pop bands these days.
It’s worth noting that they managed to put together a sunny
pop album without it being oversaturated with cuteness. Even a twee glutton
like me can get sick of cutesy girl-boy harmonies after a while, but the lyrics
have just the right amount of neurosis to keep things amusing. Songs like “In
June” and “Wild Rice” are a bit more low key, but they provide the perfect
balance of melancholy and sweet that bring to mind the Field Mice and the
Lucksmiths at their catchiest.
Striking up contrasts is the key to keeping an indie pop
album interesting, and Summer Cats do it remarkably well by infusing their
infectious melodies with musings on heartbreak and rejection. It’s an age-old
formula, but they do it with a sharp sense of humor. On one of the album’s many
sadsack anthems, singer Hugh Owen begs his girl to “chuck [him] in the ‘maybe’
pile,” a concession that is sure to ring true for a legion of dejected pop
fans. But all the gloominess is skillfully handled in a tongue-in-cheek manner,
as seen in tracks like “Lonely Planet,” where “I love you” is sung in eight different
languages, only to be followed with the chorus, “eight different ways which you
won’t say to me.” It may be harsh, but it’s the kind of sentiment best served
with a side of jangly guitars and ample ooh la la’s.
With its adherence to grim reality and undeniably catchiness,
Songs for Tuesday is a fitting soundtrack for anyone stuck with a
lackluster summer, one that is completely devoid of big explosions or robot
uprisings. It may not have the expected subject matter one would expect from a fun
summer album, but it still offers plenty of entertainment, all the while
keeping your IQ level perfectly intact." http://weheartmusic.vox.com/library/post/summer-cats-songs-for-tuesdays.html
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Friday, June 26, 2009
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how lovely...
"Summer Cats met a while ago, to appear in the catalog of the label Cloudberry Records on one of its first reference, now completely out of print. I must admit that at that time I drew attention in particular, their songs failed to arouse any interest in me and ended up going totally unnoticed. However, news of the imminent publication of his debut album on the label Slumberland Records has led me to focus on his music with a little more detail and concluded that this is a very diverse group to consider with a proposal that more interesting.
On July 14 Sales of "Songs for Tuesdays", an album comprised of 13 fresh and direct songs that hook easily, you just have to start listening to the first of his songs, "Let's Go" to feel trapped by their vibrant sound, a sound that drinking influences of the most varied, from Stereolab to the Go-Betweens, via Velocity Girl (do not let listen to the wonderful "In June" which reminds the group that lead emblematic Sarah Shannon).
But if there is anything that defines this album is solid, it is a disc that has no waste, full of amazing songs that manage to hold the attention from beginning to end, without doubt, one of the best albums of the year.
I leave you now with one of the items included in the "Songs for Tuesdays," which you can hear in full from the official website of the label."
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Friday, June 19, 2009
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Current mood: breezy
phew! ok, so our lp is coming out soon which is for us pretty exciting! one of the lp tracks is popping across the tubes and kind words are always appreciated: Slumberland Records sure has the corner market on indie pop. Australia's Summer Cats is their latest signee after likeminded groups such as The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Liechtenstein. "Hey You" is from Cats' debut full-length, Songs for Tuesdays,
out July 14th. The C86-cribbing Melbourne quintet add some serious
crunch and feedback to their keyboards-guitar onslaught. Think of a
less folksy version of The Go-Bewtweens.
The 2:39-minute mark comes quickly as lead vocalist Scott Stevens
clicks off the usual warm-weather signifiers: "burning rubber," taking
"cute" girls to the movies, and scoring on the first date all blur past
appear in the rear-view mirror. Summer Cats make ecstatic jangle-pop
made for your next trip to the beach. http://www.undertheradarmag.com/media/hey_you_mp3/
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Sunday, May 17, 2009
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woo, a quick one...
so we're busy busy busy organising a tour (with loads of help) of the West Coast of the US for July this year!
yes, this is exciting as it's at the same time our LP is coming out...more on this very soon!
anyway we were excited to see this pop up for our show in LA, this is all pretty ace (you know playing in LA...) and we're chuffed to be playing with the tartans:
http://www.attheecho.com/2009/05/15/sunday-071209-part-time-punks-with-the-summer-cats-the-tartans-echo/
please come if you can eh!
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Thursday, December 11, 2008
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phew! how long has it been? (well considering we're not sure the blog gets read that much it may not matter but...) anyway! what have we been doing? well mostly what we excel at...yes you may be thinking fine tuning our craft or negotiating the networks of the poparazzi...blah blah...nope...the answer should be 'hard at work tweaking our LP to death' but it's kinda more akin to sweet sweet nothing! ok, ok...not quite true because we have recorded our LP...and are slowly working through the mixing process. we guess it's at least another month off before we can say to family members that we have finished...but it's closer than it was a week ago! and i am being a little disingenuous as we were preparing for the preceding twoish months practicing almost hard...ok scrub that...we were practicing hard! so below are a set of scene setters for what we've been doing: 
mr punchy gets in 'cause he pretty darn cute
ah the winter comedy 'tash...ew!
nick twiddling knobs to make us sound better...
my puffing arse watching tv....singers watch tv a lot when recording...
twang twangety twang
instrument town in action
revenge of the nerds...good times...really...
the ladies looking a little too festive and relaxed!
action shot revealing action
what else?
ah we were really lucky to be involved in a fanzine:
it's french and if you check out one of our top myspace friends sugarglider you can sort out the details...the fanzine is really great!
also
two things blew us away this week;
http://finestkiss.wordpress.com/2008/12/07/singles-of-the-yearliterally/
wow!
http://www.indie-mp3.co.uk/2008/12/tracks-of-year-2-lonely-planet.html
and wow again!
how lovely to be considered amongst such company!
viva la bedroom recording!
and
we plonked up our chistmas tune...you can download it in last fm to terrorize your family.
so merry christmas! we do hope your year has involved treats on some level and don't forget to eat a bucket load of fried cheese on christmas!
cheese!
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