VIDEO: The Indelicates – I am Koresh (Corporate Records)

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Super Brighton duo The Indelicates release their latest musical opus in the shape of the long player ‘David Koresh Superstar’ on Corporate Records this week.It’s sprawlingly literate fifteen tracks tell the tale of the Waco Siege, while its title gives more than a nod to Jesus Christ Superstar. Pay-What-You-Can for it here:

http://corporaterecords.co.uk/artists/The+Indelicates/David+Koresh+Superstar/

You can watch their new video ‘I am Koresh’ below.

Be among the first to get your hands on the CD release of David Koresh Superstar – the incredible new record from The Indelicates.

The 15 track, CD album is Available as is – or signed by Simon and Julia with a 92 page book containing all the lyrics, (very) extensive footnotes, a Q&A and suggestions for further reading. This is your chance to get in ahead of the curve and before the world ends on May 21st.

We will be making vinyl and very special editions later in the year. If you think you’re likely to want a special edition later, don’t worry – we’ll deduct the cost of any purchase you make now from the final price of the special edition package.

If you can’t see the point of CDs – we understand! The album will be digitally released at 00:01, May 16th.

For a limited time you’ll be able to download it on a Pay-What-You-Can basis from corporaterecords.co.uk.

A year ago, The Indelicates – having successfully begged to be dropped from their label – released their sophomore album Songs For Swinging Lovers on Corporate Records, the online record company that they started and which anyone can sign themselves to if they feel like it. They sold 5,000 downloads from the site, a whole bunch of CDs and LPs and quite a few £300 Super Special Limited Editions of One whereby they travelled to people’s houses, performed the album for them, recorded the performance and signed contracts transferring them the rights in the recording.

As a result, they not only solidified their reputation as one of the most innovative and exciting bands in the UK but they made more than enough money to record and release the follow up: David Koresh Superstar, a dazzlingly ambitious concept album that they’re so smug about their faces hurt.

Telling the multifaceted story of the Waco Siege with a full complement of pedal steel guitars, musical saws and percussive guns in a bitter cocktail of rebel country, luau, disco and rock opera. With a cast that includes Carter USM’s Jim Bob, David Devant and his Spirit Wife’s Vessel, Philip Jeays, Lily Rae and a full greek chorus of strapping Camdenite youth, the record delves into the murky, abusive world of religious extremism, government excess, bad sex and insane logic; rewriting the greatest story ever told on the assumption that the persecuted messiah is definitively mistaken about his divinity.

The album was recorded over two sessions in London’s Bark Studio with Producer Brian O’Shaugnessy (Screamadelica) and Austin, TX’s Ramble Creek Studio with Britton Beisenherz – the latter (greatly aided by executive producer Joie Mikitson and musician Todd Pertll) allowing Simon and Julia the opportunity to visit the Waco site and to inject a bit of genuine Texas into the recording.

Unexpected, disarming and compelling, David Koresh Superstar is the kind of record that could only surface from the fringes of a collapsing mainstream. Songs For Swinging Lovers proved that you could have cult success entirely outside of the Record Industry. This album is good enough to prove that you can have a genuine hit.

The joint project of Simon and Julia Indelicate, The Indelicates formed in Brighton in 2005 – with Simon’s lead guitar and Julia’s piano backed by Ed Van Beinum’s Drums, Kate Newberry’s Bass and Al Clayton’s Rhythm Guitar. Their floating line up was joined after 2009 by bassist Lawrence Owen, guitarist/backing vocalist Lily Rae, guitarist Keith Top of The Pops and drummer Neil Rocks; they are currently rehearsing for Jeff Wayne style performances of the new album. They have played and been released all over the world, headlining the second stage at Austria’s frequency festival, supporting Art Brut in Germany, Amanda Palmer in Scotland and The Vaselines in New York; as well as touring extensively in Europe and the UK. They have been public in their support for digital rights – despite the bleating of the music industry – even to the point of addressing an all party political group in Committee Room 6 of the House of Commons in February. Largely so as to avoid ever having to be described as a ‘Brighton Band’, Simon and Julia moved to Lewes several years ago.

http://www.indelicates.com/

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