When their debut LP A Strange Education hit stores in 2007 via TVT Records, Glasgow’s THE CINEMATICS were poised for superstardom. Having already received accolades from everyone from SPIN to Teen Vogue to The New York Times and toured with the likes of Interpol, The Bravery and We Are Scientists, it seemed that the New Wave-inspired foursome’s next big “break” was just around the corner. Until the unthinkable happened in early 2008 – powerhouse independent label TVT Records filed for bankruptcy.
A lot has happened since then. Original guitarist Ramsay Miller was replaced by Larry Reid, The Cinematics recorded a new album on their own and The Orchard purchased TVT, making it possible for the band’s sophomore masterpiece LOVE AND TERROR to finally see the light of day. The album, dark and brooding yet full of sharp hooks and vocal melodies that would make Ian McCulloch proud, is about young lovers struggling to make their way in a world in meltdown. Singer Scott Rinning describes Love And Terror as “a truly honest record of our times.”
“The old record label business-model would not fit with the sound and feel of the band or our music,” asserts bass-player, Adam Goemans. “Every production quirk on this album has been created by the band. There was no record company pressure on us to compromise.”
And compromise they didn’t, creating a haunting and powerful record that proves that The Cinematics are back in full force, and they’re here to stay. Love And Terror will be available in all stores on October 6th, but in the meantime you can get a taste of it with the title track and video below.
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“The Cinematics make music as beautiful as any Scottish picture postcard… deft and charming… It’s the sound of rainbows bursting through the Tarmac of the big city.” - NME
“A Strange Education is a slick proposition that calls to mind the glossy gloominess of Editors, the dirty glam of Suede and the sharp hooks of Wire. …one education that you won’t try to skip out on.” – Filter
“The Cinematics make perfect dark new wave/pop that sounds as good as they look… manages an epic slickness and diversity that stuns” – Sentimentalist
“The Cinematics capture the romanticism of the bleak north country with real passion” – Teen Vogue
“On… Strange Education, this Glasgow foursome hearkens to the British dance-punks, adding a little dramatic flair of ‘80s new wave bands.” – NY Post
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