Knats - A Great Day In NewcastleA Great Day in Newcastle is a musical documentation of the North East working class experience. Through a storytelling approach, with the addition of new member and poet Cooper Robson, the record explores darker themes such as substance abuse, crime and toxic masculinity within a distinct Geordie jazz noir soundscape. Despite this, it retains a light, playful tone that fully embodies classic Northern optimism. With Coopers poetry combined with Stans

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Guitarist Ilka Kellner’s six-string salvos rage unpretentiously with edges torn & frayed

It’s that kind of album

Weights & Measures

Now for the most important part

overlooked for record deals on account of singer "Big Joe" Erickson's larger-than-life heft ('You Turn Me On')

The seeds of this exquisite album are scattered among the tracks of Make The Cowboy Robots Cry - the LP Beachwood Sparks hung their hats on before a ten year break

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but it has the dad-rock vibe

as the musicians are the same bassist

it envelops Zambian folk music traditions

vinyl only