{"product_id":"cardiacs-lsd","title":"Cardiacs - LSD","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first new material from Cardiacs for 18 years!!\u003cbr\u003e Following the death of Tim Smith in 2021, it fell to his brother and bandmate, Jim Smith, to \u003cbr\u003edecide if work would continue on the album he was finally moving home to complete. \u003cbr\u003eFortunately for Cardiacs fans, he decided it absolutely should.\u003cbr\u003e 'LSD' contains 17 brand new tracks and is presented on coloured double vinyl and a \u003cbr\u003eseperate black double vinyl - both with gatefold sleeves and a slipcase, full lyric booklet and \u003cbr\u003ea ‘Making of LSD’ Booklet featuring interviews with key personnel involved in the process. \u003cbr\u003eIt’s double CD counterpart also comes in a slipcase with both booklets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Cardiacs return with Tim Smith’s brother and bandmate, Jim Smith, as their new captain. \u003cbr\u003eWoodeneye lands in true, bold, idiosyncratic style, with all the hallmarks of Tim Smith’s \u003cbr\u003egenius for a great tune and surreal lyricism: the impact of that familiar, frenetic energy is felt \u003cbr\u003efrom the first note until the last. A host of friends worked to complete the album and all can \u003cbr\u003ebe heard revelling in this classic Cardiacs tune. Mike Vennart (Biffy Clyro, Empire State \u003cbr\u003eBastard, Oceansize) makes his debut as lead singer for the band with a stunning vocal \u003cbr\u003erevealing not only the insane breadth and power of his voice but his rightful place in this \u003cbr\u003eiconic band. The end of the song has the listener almost concerned that he will attempt to \u003cbr\u003esing even higher as notes ascend in a thrilling close. The first taste Cardiacs fans will have of \u003cbr\u003esongs from the forthcoming double album, LSD, Woodeneye blasts into position rather than \u003cbr\u003ecoaxing the listener forward, tentatively, and asking them to perhaps take a listen. A \u003cbr\u003estatement of intent? Maybe. An unabashed, “You want this.” Definitely. They really do. \u003cbr\u003eThey’ve said so. Now they will know what that means\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis album is a 17-song tour de force. Opener, Men in Bed, a hymn reminiscent of Home of \u003cbr\u003eFadeless Splendour (1992) that hits full-face with the darker underbelly of A Little Man and a \u003cbr\u003eHouse and the Whole World Window (1988) in the brass and string arrangements, brings the \u003cbr\u003elistener to attention with Rose- Ellen Kemp’s powerful vocal striding through then giving way \u003cbr\u003eto the frenetic The May where the listener hears Tim Smith’s voice anew for the first time in \u003cbr\u003ealmost two decades. Songs like Volob and The Blue and Buff, see Smith’s playful pop \u003cbr\u003esensibility given full reign while the first single, Woodeneye, featuring new Cardiacs lead \u003cbr\u003esinger, Mike Vennart (Biffy Clyro, Empire State Bastard, Oceansize), ripping into the vocal like \u003cbr\u003ea man possessed, betrays a delight in the theatre of classic metal. Perhaps Torabi’s influence \u003cbr\u003eis felt more here but in such perfect harmony with Smith’s own. In contrast, Skating is a Mr. \u003cbr\u003eBungle-esque montage of genres, flavours and styles all resulting in a triple-distilled \u003cbr\u003eunmistakable Cardiacs thrill.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THE ALPHABET BUSINESS CONCERN","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":53206367273287,"sku":"TRI-64764","price":27.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Standard Black Vinyl","offer_id":53206369239367,"sku":"TRI-64765","price":56.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Indies Red Smoke Highlighter Vinyl","offer_id":53206372254023,"sku":"TRI-64766","price":56.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/9779\/5655\/files\/10f4dbb99216f1f543a689f8d9e2701e.jpg?v=1769370745","url":"https:\/\/towerrecords.ie\/products\/cardiacs-lsd","provider":"Tower Records Dublin Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}