"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.