monday wake up call

New one from The Wave Pictures entitled "Lisbon", taken from the band's brand new double album City Forgiveness, out today!

wednesday wake up call

Watch "Eskimo Kiss", the brand new single/video from The Wave Pictures!



This is the first single off of The Wave Pictures' upcoming album, Long Black Cars, out on April 2nd in the UK and April 17th in North America via Moshi Moshi Records.

my eyes are still as strong as the avocado baby

Two brand new videos to kick start your week!

First up is this spectacular one for the song "For 12" by Other Lives, from the album Tamer Animals.




The second one is from a band I post regularly on this blog—The Wave Pictures new single, "Blue Harbour", from the album Beer In The Breakers.

song of the moment

Happy Tuesday! It's really wet here in Toronto...

The Wave Pictures are releasing yet another new record—Beer In The Breakers will be out on May 2nd (UK) and 3rd (North America) through Moshi Moshi. Watch the band's new single for the song "Little Surprise" below; you can also stream the track via SoundCloud.

we spoon like 50s housewives buzzing like a hive

With the expansion of Moshi Moshi Records into North America, The Wave Pictures’ Instant Coffee Baby is finally… and I mean FINALLY getting a release in North America next month! Instant Coffee Baby has been available in the UK for about two years now (please my original review here) and it was my 9th favourite record of 2008!

Moshi Moshi will release Instant Coffee Baby along with If You Leave It Alone as a double CD bundle on April 27th, make sure you pick them up then!



The band started their North American tour last night in Miami, visit The Wave Pictures' MySpace here for the rest of the tour dates!

the wave pictures: instant coffee baby

Initially, I got hooked into The Wave Pictures’ Instant Coffee Baby by the bands' laid back 50s rock n roll sound, awesome guitar solos, and the ever so enjoyable handclaps; however, it did not take long for me to realise that the best part about the album is its amusing and captivating lyrics. Let me give you a little sample:

I Love You Like A Madman
"If I made it through Christmas without smoking till your parents went to bed, if you made it through too without sticking your nail scissors in my neck, I'll buy you bras instead of pickled eggs, chocolate instead of chutney, good red wine instead of bad red wine, next time I remember your birthday."

We Come Alive
"You didn’t know that I’ve been writing letters to other girls, in shaky shaky hand writing; we spoon like 50s housewives buzzing like a hive, the room is spinning faster than a 45."
"Well, you were an octopus and I was an orangutan and everybody in there saw the way that we carried on but everyone who knows me knows that I made up all these stories."

Avocado Baby
"You called me over though I drive you crazy, my eyes are still as strong as the avocado baby, though my hands start shaking in the second I waken I am soft and still and lazy and my tongue is on the run and it’s only just begun, did you ever see a good joke turn so sour?"

Just Like A Drummer
"The Sun came in like a pack of orange spaniels through the window over the ledge under the curtain on their bellies creeping and bending."

Lyrics like the ones above are all over Instant Coffee Baby; they are sometimes very random, mostly uplifting and highly entertaining... and that is exactly why I highly recommend this album!

I Love You Like A Madman [wicked-cool song]
Avocado Baby [wicked-cool song]
Strange Fruit Or David [wicked-cool song]
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visit The Wave Pictures MySpace here
buy here Instant Coffee Baby here