Lafayette, by The Golden Dregs

Lafayette

by The Golden Dregs

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1.	The House I Live In 03:31	buy track
2.	2 Up 2 Down 03:37	buy track
3.	What A Life / What A Waste 03:50	buy track
4.	Lafayette 02:54	buy track
5.	Cleopatra 02:15	buy track
6.	Adaptation 04:39	buy track
7.	Teen Tango 03:10	buy track
8.	George on Jane 03:18	buy track
9.	Life Aquatic 02:49	buy track
10.	Compadré 02:31	buy track
11.	Heartbreak Hotel (revisited) 06:26	buy track

about

Hell it's been a long time coming, but boy was it worth the wait. Today we're delighted to be sharing news of the debut album from The Golden Dregs - the project of the magnificient Benjamin Woods.

Ben has spent the past four years filtering Falmouth life into his first full length album - Lafayette. What plays out is a rich representation of small town living; from the churn of the rumour mill to the assortment of intriguing characters that only seem to exist far away from motorways, itsu chains and the relative anonymonity afforded by city living.

With a musical approach inspired by 70’s Americana and jam bands - The Basement Tapes, The Grateful Dead and the Mussel Shoals scene - Lafayette is an album fit for longer evenings full of simpler decisions. It's jangly summer-summoning pop for the hours when the sun is dissappearing below the sea.

With contributions from some of the town's best musicians - the Cleave brothers (The Red Cords), Samuel Stacpoole (Holiday Ghosts), Jake Wilbourne (The Black Tambourines) and plenty more, the album was recorded at the now closed Troubador Studios in a converted warehouse space.

We're delighted to be teaming up with Cornwall based label Krautpop to be releasing the album on a lovely black 12" record (limited to 300 copies) as well as a small run of handmade CD packages. It's due out on Friday 25th May but you can pre-order the album right now. Anyone who orders in the first 7 days will receive an instant download of a Adaptation plus a (really good) Gorgeous Bully cover. Alongside the record we've also created a small booklet which comes with both the CD and vinyl versions of the album. All artwork was created in collaboration with Jay Harper, probably our favourite Falmouth artist.

credits

released May 25, 2018

Matthew Cleave plays drums.
Ryan Cleave plays bass.
Samuel Stacpoole plays lead guitar.
Jacob Wilbourne plays keys, rhythm guitar on tracks 3 and 11 and sings backing vocals.
Benjamin Woods sings and plays rhythm guitar and percussion.
Hannah Woods plays saxophone. Kath Williams plays cello.

Additional backing vocals are sung by Yoko Mizoguchi, Katja
Rackin, Michael Clark, Toby Mitchell and Louis Willbourne.

Produced by Benjamin Woods, with guidance from Christopher
Gray and Louisa Kimmins.

Mostly recorded May 11th - 13th 2015 at Troubador Studios,
Falmouth. Vocals recorded, re-recorded and re-re-recorded in U.K
bedrooms until October 10th 2017, when enough was enough.

Painting and illustrations by Jay Harper.

Released by Art is Hard Records and Krautpop!

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Art Is Hard Records UK

Small independent record label run by two friends, one of us works in an office and the other doesn't. The label was started by two friends influenced by the attitude and ethics of labels such as Factory, Wichita, Anticon and Dischord.

discography

Wheelie

May 2018
Lafayette

May 2018
Hands in the Till / A Little Love

May 2018
It's Been Like

May 2018
Calibrate

Mar 2018
Weird Cool

Mar 2018
S/T

Mar 2018
The Postcard Club

Dec 2017
O. Christmas

Dec 2017
Comment Section Creeps / Luxury Animals

Nov 2017
7x7

Nov 2017
Penrose Winoa

Jul 2017
Over It

Jul 2017
The Sea Life

May 2017
False Grails: 36 months, 36 tracks

Dec 2016
Circadian Life

Nov 2016
Comfortably Swell

Oct 2016
Split 7"

Sep 2016
Brings the Storm Cloud

Aug 2016
Jobin EP

Apr 2016
Return to Content Mountain

Mar 2016
The Pin Pal Club

Jan 2016
The Hand Cut Record Club

Dec 2015
The Pink Noise

Nov 2015
Sleep Talk/Dinner Date

Sep 2015
Some AIH Ones

Jul 2015
Now I Always Wonder ..

Jul 2015
gims

May 2015
Family Portrait pt. II

May 2015
Our Names

Apr 2015
Working Out

Nov 2014
Big World

Nov 2014
The Wait

Oct 2014
Jam Kids

Sep 2014
Fifths

Jul 2014
Honey, Milk and Blood

May 2014
Luna / Outrun Me

Apr 2014
Do You

Mar 2014
Birdskulls / Bloody Knees 7"

Feb 2014
Nobody Hates You As Much As You Hate Yourself

Feb 2014
The Pizza Club '14

Jan 2014
The Postcard Club

Dec 2013
Happy Accidents

Dec 2013
Happy Anniversary / Nosebleeds

Sep 2013
Bleed In Gold

Sep 2013
The Black Tambourines

Sep 2013
Wabi Sabi

Aug 2013
e . p

Jul 2013
Goldmine / GW Bridge

May 2013
Absolute True Love

Mar 2013
Sun

Jan 2013
Mispresume / Rolling Tongue

Dec 2012
The Biweekly 5" Pizza Club

Oct 2012
Sun Stains

Sep 2012
Split Tape

Aug 2012
Family Portrait

Jun 2012
Throwing Up

Mar 2012
The Young Obese

Feb 2012
Art Is Cheap

Jan 2012
Chica EP

Dec 2011
Dry Route to Devon

Sep 2011
This Isn't Life, It's Just Stuff

Jun 2011
Man Club

May 2011
Breathe Out EP

Mar 2011
Tommy/Shame split 7"

Nov 2010
Brink of the Clouds

Sep 2010

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