Because it's never too early to start reminding, or educating, people that the next installment of Triffids reissues for the states, released by the wonderful people at Domino Records, hits the stores in just a couple of weeks, on the 20th of February.
The two albums are basically bookends of the Triffids styles, In The Pines was a superb collection of relaxed tracks made by the band, in a shed in the middle of nowhere basically, after they signed an international recording contract with Island Records. Calenture, the first album released by Island, is a wonderful collection of thoughtful songs enhanced by the luxury of studio time and money. (i.e. it's slick by comparison).
As always, the twenty years I've been listening to this wonderful band have not diminished my opinion of them one bit, a great thing to have in this era of "flavour of the month" type musical styles and artists, where often a career will last no more than two albums. Their mix of rock, country, pop and soul, with a bit of the avant-garde thrown in for good measure, plus non-embarrassing lyrics, has always hit the spot.
Besides, the eighth anniversary of singer David McComb's tragic passing is this Friday, February the 2nd. R.I.P. always David, and thank you for the wonderful music.
FEBRUARY 20TH
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