Spaceheads – A New World In Our Hearts (Electric Brass)
LP / CD / DL
Out Now
8 / 10
Unique drum and trumpet duo release their thirteenth album.
This is one of those albums that makes you regret publishing
your End Of Year lists before hearing it.
Like a meeting point between classic Pigbag and The Apples, Spaceheads (Andy
Diagram on Trumpet and Richard Harrison on drums and ‘bits’) bring you one of
the most surprisingly enjoyable albums of the year.
Tackling tales of protest from the 17th century
up to the present day they keep the red flag flying high for many an incredible
cause through mostly instrumental tracks which express power, aggression and
jubilation over several styles ranging from jazz to ska to dub with every one
being a success.
At first mention, the prospect of a trumpet and drum project
may sound uneventful but how wrong you’d be as from the opening of the highly
addictive opener The Revolution Sashays Up The Mall to the riotous energy of
Space Rebel and it’s wonderful reverb, it’s incredibly entertaining.
Sitting Down At Standing Rock pays homage to the recent protests
of new oil lines in America and Mons Dream offers a less energetic close to the
album. An album of incredible emotion, oomph
and ultimately hope, that needs very praiseworthy attention.
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