May
Album Release Date Announced
… news just in from the AED office girls…
_LINDEN: BLEACHED HIGHLIGHTS AED0009
July 30th 2012 will bring the release of our sunniest record. Bleached Highlights is the first batch of new songs from Linden, the nom de plume of Joe McAlinden, late of 90s much loved Creation band Superstar.
AED sleuth James Endeacott discovered Joe in his rural idyll in Argyll, on the glorious west coast of Scotland and tempted him back to the music business with promises of good times at West Heath Studios. Late summer 2011 and the sessions with Edwyn Collins and Sebastian Lewsley were underway. Those of you who caught our earlier release of Brown Bird Singing know what a treat there is in store. This is an elegant record, adorned with the art of Jim Lambie, Turner prize nominated artist and old pal of Joe’s. (They were in The Boy Hairdressers together with Norman Blake.)
We here at AED Records very proudly present Mr Joseph McAlinden, as _LINDEN. This is BLEACHED HIGHLIGHTS:
Brown Bird Singing
I Just Wanna Be Here (When I’m Somewhere Else)
Bleached Highlights
Thank You
Round & Round
If I Had Wings
Written
Hear My Name
Something Wonderful
Hideaway
May
Promo copies of the album are now with us… Ecstatic x.
May
This is the front sleeve of Bleached Highlights - Vortex by artist & friend Jim Lambie. We love x
Feb
Bleached Highlights - Full Track List
Here’s the plan… Bleached Highlights will be released on Monday 4th of June 2012 on vinyl, cd and all that download malarky. Full track listing is as follows:
SIDE ONE
- Brown Bird Singing
- I Just Wanna Be Here (when I’m somewhere else)
- Bleached Highlights
- Thank You
- Round & Round
SIDE TWO
- If I Had Wings
- Written
- Hear My Name
- Something Wonderful
- Hideaway
Jan
decisions decisions
I’m back home in Argyll now having finished mixing all of Bleached Highlights and it’s the first time I’ve been able to listen to all ten songs back to back. I now have to sort the running order of the album for Monday so that AED can push on with manufacturing. I’m really struggling trying to put these songs in an order that feels good for vinyl (five tracks each side) and also works for compact disc. Maybe I should do two!!
Jan
Mix diary two
Ok, so we’re half way through Thursday and we’ve just managed to finalise the mix on Home From Home. It sounds pretty great… One song - sea shanty to pop in three movements.
Next on the list - Round And Round - a track on which I play the Wurlitzer, bass and do a bit of singing, Mr Cook is on drumming duties and James Walbourne completes the trio on guitar. It’s a tidy sound.
I’ll let you know how we get on…
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