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  • Simon Love 'The New Adam And Eve' - Cargo Records UK

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    Simon Love 'The New Adam And Eve'

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    Simon Love 'The New Adam And Eve'

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    Limited Edition 7" on red vinyl.

    Taken from his debut solo album 'It Seemed Like A Good Idea at The Time', jubilant lead single "The New Adam and Eve" is a chamber pop extravaganza featuring lush strings, swirling organs and an atmospheric 60s sound. The only proper love song on the record it still has loads of swearing on it, with Simon threatening to 'punch a man in the face, with fists made out of jellyfish' before going on to 'deny him any of my piss'. The B-side is a cover of the Oasis classic 'Married With Children'.

    Described recently by the Guardian as being 'more early Kinks than the early Kinks', Simon formed The Loves in Cardiff in 2000.

    After releasing their debut single on Radio One DJ Huw Stephens'Boobytrap Singles Club and playing live dates supporting the Yeah Yeah Yeahs their second album Technicolor was made Album Of The Week in The Sunday Times. The band went on to play four Peel Sessions and as many for Marc Riley on BBC 6 Music before calling it a day in 2011.

    It Seemed like A Good Idea At The Time is a sweary and irreverent tour de force, full of catchy hooks and offbeat lunacy. Taking its inspiration from maverick Seventies singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson, Robyn Hitchcock and The Lovin'Spoonful, the album features guest appearances by comedian Stewart Lee and 60s pirate radio DJ Emperor Rosko, while indiepop ensemble for hire A Little Orchestra contribute lush strings and Rob Jones of The Voluntary Butler Scheme provides brass.

    Praise for 'It Seemed Like A Good Idea at The Time':

    'A potty-mouthed UK version of Father John Misty - ¦ A fantastic solo debut' - Shindig! (4/5)

    "Simon Love launches his solo career with an album combining his fondness for top tunes and garage guitar with a new-found bittersweetness. Very Good Indeed" - Q (4/5)

    'This cocksure debut solo album from Simon Love is packed with ideas and flirts with quirk, but has just about enough wit - and good songs - to get away with it. Everything is bathed in a '70s post-glam grubby glitter glow, as pioneered by Luke Haines." - UNCUT (7/10)

    Tracklisting:
    A. The New Adam & Eve
    B. Married With Children
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  • Simon Love 'It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time' - Cargo Records UK

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    Simon Love 'It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time'

    £9.99

    `Gatefold CD / Vinyl LP (180g vinyl + DL, ltd to 500).

    The debut solo album from Simon Love, formerly of John Peel & Marc Riley favourites The Loves, is a sweary and irreverent tour de force, full of catchy hooks and offbeat lunacy. Taking its inspiration from maverick Seventies singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson & The Lovin'Spoonful, the album features guest appearances by comedian Stewart Lee and 60s pirate radio DJ Emperor Rosko, while indiepop ensemble for hire A Little Orchestra contribute lush strings and Rob Jones of The Voluntary Butler Scheme provides brass.

    Described recently by the Guardian as being 'more early Kinks than the early Kinks', Simon formed The Loves in Cardiff in 2000. After releasing their debut single on Radio One DJ Huw Stephens'Boobytrap Singles Club their second album Technicolor was made Album Of The Week in The Sunday Times. The band went on to play 4 Peel Sessions and as many for Marc Riley on BBC 6 Music before calling it a day in 2011.

    Full of giant pop songs and peppered with bitter love stories about bad relationships, It Seemed like A Good Idea At The Time opens with the expletive-heavy '**** (Is A Dirty Word)' before moving on to jubilant lead single 'The New Adam and Eve', in which Simon threatens to 'punch a man in the face, with fists made out of jellyfish' before going on to 'deny him any of my piss'. There's a Paul McCartney cover version ('Dear Boy') a song about the voluntary removal of Simon's penis ('My Dick') and a song about people who fuck you around ('Motherfuckers'), before side one closes with the 5 minute long psychedelic wig-out that is 'Wowie Zowie'.

    Side 2 opens with the gorgeous, string-laden 'Sweetheart, You Should Probably Go To Sleep' and the mid-paced 60s pop of 'Don't Get The Gurl No More' before Simon and band pull out their best Booker T groove for 'The Meaning Of Love', featuring comedian Stewart Lee reciting the definition of love straight from Wikipedia. This is followed by what in the late 70s would be called a rocker, 'You Kiss Your Mother With That Mouth?', resplendent with sax solo, before the song most likely to lead to litigation, the epic 'Elton John', written from the perspective of Elton John's ex-wife Renate.

    The album closes with the title track 'It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time', with the album credits read out over the outro by 60s pirate radio DJ Emperor Rosko.

    Love's debut solo album is daring, unique, and definitely a good idea.

    Tracklisting:
    1. **** (Is A Dirty Word)
    2. The New Adam & Eve
    3. Dear Boy
    4. My Dick
    5. Motherfuckers
    6. Wowie Zowie
    7. Sweetheart, You Should Probably Go To Sleep
    8. Don't Get The Gurl No More
    9. The Meaning Of Love
    10. You Kiss Your Mother With That Mouth?
    11. Elton John
    12. It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time

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