Suit & Tie (Big Stir Digital Single No. 24)
Amoeba Teen
The 24th BIG STIR DIGITAL SINGLE is our first release from our most recent signing AMOEBA TEEN (Stourbridge UK) and marks a number of firsts for both the band and the label: it was world-premiered on BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC and mastered at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. The A-Side "Suit & Tie" is a supercharged preview of the band's upcoming
The 24th BIG STIR DIGITAL SINGLE is our first release from our most recent signing AMOEBA TEEN (Stourbridge UK) and marks a number of firsts for both the band and the label: it was world-premiered on BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC and mastered at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. The A-Side "Suit & Tie" is a supercharged preview of the band's upcoming Medium Wave album on BSR, and the B-Side "Caught in the Middle" is a completely exclusive release from the same sessions as the album. Both sides will be released Friday 12 April and are available for preorder now! www.bigstirrecords.com/big-stir-digital-singles Rock scribe Jeff McGinley says of the A-side: “Suit & Tie delivers on the raucous up-tempo rock 'n' roll that Amoeba Teen are known for; recorded live at Claptrap in Stourbridge and mastered at the world famous Abbey Road studios. Yet even among the crunchy guitars and bass, guitarist Mike Turner draws our attention to a man trapped in middle management. Britton and Bayliss join in on catchy choral harmonies, in sympathy rather than mockery at the man’s predicament.” The tune is thematically linked to Medium Wave's concerns of middle age middle class existence in 21st century Britain and kicks off the CD's hypothetical “Side 2” with frantic abandon. The exclusive B-side “Caught in the Middle” is a breezier, gentler examination of similar concerns from perhaps a more wistful perspective, riding a thrumming guitar line ornamented by xylophone, organ, jangling leads weaving around the melody, and a pair of guitar solos: one chimes and one genuinely rips with wah-wah-drenched abandon. It's an indication of the stylistic breadth of Medium Wave, and where Amoeba Teen are, musically, in 2019 that this fine recording stands apart from, and yet dovetails perfectly with, the album. Both tracks will be accompanied by music videos, with “Caught in the Middle” preceding the release and “Suit & Tie” accompanying it. Medium Wave will see release June 1 on Big Stir Records and will be available for preorder in May. AMOEBA TEEN are Mark Britton (vocal, guitar), Mike Turner (vocal, guitar), Carl Bayliss (drums, vocals), Simon Muttitt (bass).