Pants Yell!'s Alison Statton

Pants Yell!

Since hearing becoming addicted to Pants Yell's Recent Drama for the majority of last year, and consequently telling everyone I knew how it was the best record of the year, I had been dying for a new record, a new something, a new anything. Like I've mentioned previously, when I first heard news of original drummer Carly leaving the band, I was genuinely worried; you could even say crushed. They seemed to work together as such a cohesive unit, and I felt like a change could kill the charm forever. Well, upon nervously hearing the new record, Alison Statton, just a few days ago, it became pretty evident that they had, infact, NOT lost that charm. It turns out these new sounds on the record like horn solos, waves of strings, and noticeably punchier drumming only add to the charm of a band that has never ever let me down – not even once. Check out the excellent organ and horns bridge on "Tried To be Good." It's moves like that that make Alison Statton such a wonderful success.

[MP3]: Pants Yell! :: Tried To Be Good (Super Crazy Recommended!)

Look for the new Pants Yell! album, Alison Statton, on December 4, alongside a limited-edition lathe cut 7" on Soft Abuse Records. Preorder info should be surfacing in a week or two, so stay tuned for that jazz. You will love this record. "Two French Sisters" alone is reason enough to buy the crap out of this album.

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New Pants Yell!: "Magenta and Green"

Oh my goodness! What with a Tullycraft and Airfields single already you think this Fall couldn't get any better, but wait – it totally has! We've known about a new Pants Yell! record in the works for a while now, but no idea what it might sound like. Well we wait no longer, on December 4th Soft Abuse will release Pants Yell!'s third full length, Alison Statton. The album – named after cute little Young Marble Giants frontwoman, Alison Statton – is a fairly big step for the band, bringing in saxophone, trumpet, glockenspiel, and even the occasional flare of feedback this time around. I expected a change though, but I was still pretty worried what might happen to the band's sound after Carly left. However, there's no need to worry anymore, because if the rest of the album is as ace as "Magenta and Green", then they're still very excellent. To put it simply, "Magenta and Green" is the epitome of modern indiepop.

[MP3]: Pants Yell! :: Magenta and Green (Very Highly Recommended!!!)

Alison Statton tracklist:
01. More Purple
02. Reject, Reject
03. Tried to Be Good
04. Evan's Way
05. A New City Life
06. Magenta and Green
07. Shoreham Kent
08. Alison Statton
09. The Royal We
10. For Dee
11. Two French Sisters

On December 4th, Alison Statton will be released alongside a SUPER LIMITED EDITION (only 60 copies!) lathe-cut 7" with hand-screened sleeves. The 7" features a solo acoustic set that Andrew recorded at a house show in MA. Keep an eye on the Soft Abuse site for preorder details, should they arise.
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