Invaderband by Invaderband
With their self-titled debut album set for release on January 6, Derry quartet Invaderband‘s idiosyncratic brand of garage-laced artrock betrays the hallmarks of a band content in doing things their way without neglecting the power of the hook. Nowhere is that more self-evident than on their forthcoming single ‘Ship of Nothing’, an impossibly earworming three minutes that simultaneously rollicks and lulls via chopping guitar chords, handclaps, seagull samples and organ lines in confident, mercurial synchronicity.
Invaderband songwriter and vocalist Adam Leonard, “Lyrically this record covers a number of disparate bases: The invasion of Iraq, ectoplasm, alien attack and Alan Rickman, and that’s just for starters. Sonically it’s consistent though – a non-stop stream of dynamic post-punk, brushing Krautrock confetti from its shoulders…”
We’re certainly persuaded - THE THIN AIR
PRESS
“Sly and cunning with a great hook. I really like this…” – Steve Lamacq, BBC 6 Music
“Everybody in this band has pedigree. There’s vibes of Wire and The Fall and I’d recommend checking them out” – Across The Line, BBC Radio Ulster
"Bottom Line: The songs are amazing. Get them into your life as fast as you can" – Stephen McCauley, BBC Radio Foyle
“Like Swell Maps and your other favourite band. Very good” – Mickey Bradley (The Undertones), BBC Radio Ulster
“Keep an eye out for the debut release from Invaderband, Leonard’s new quartet. It’s pretty flash” – The Active Listener
"Unique. We definitely don't hear enough live Artrock / Garagerock / Krautrock in the Northwest" - Bluestack Records
“On an aural axis that freewheels between Roxy Music and Magazine albeit as though headed up by a proto dystopian electro punk’d John Foxx. Slickly drilled post-punk” – Mark Barton, The Sunday Experience
Tracklist
| 1. | Ship Of Nothing | 3:12 |
| 2. | Ringtones From The Coffins | 2:11 |
| 3. | You're A Submarine | 2:40 |
| 4. | Spirit Photography | 6:03 |
| 5. | Attack Of The Pod People | 2:30 |
| 6. | Not Alan Rickman | 1:54 |
| 7. | The Implausible Man | 2:35 |
| 8. | Tree Erection | 6:26 |
Credits
Positive sonic vibrations: Adam Leonard, Chris McConaghy, Gavin McCartney and Rion McCartney. Recorded at Blast Furnace Studios, Derry. Mixed by Rory Donaghy. All songs written by Adam Leonard except 3 by Gareth Davies / Adam Leonard.
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Adam Leonard has quietly – and noisily – tinkered at the edges of eccentric English folk, electronic music, and garage artrock (with Invaderband), issuing a plethora of original music to critical acclaim via highly regarded boutique labels such as The Great Pop Supplement, Northwestern Recordings, Tectona Grandis, Polytechnic Youth, Castles In Space, Bibliotapes and TDO Cassettes.