The Big Exercise Homesick, The SKU: 20.00 22.00 £20.00 - £22.00 £20.00 - £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sub Pop Released Date: 7th February 2020 Buying Format: 1LP Coloured Vinyl Includes Download Code 1LP Includes Download Code Buying Options Choose an option1LP Coloured Vinyl Includes Download Code1LP Includes Download CodeClear The Big Exercise quantity Add to basket ReserveBack Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info ‘The Big Exercise’, the second album by Dutch band The Homesick – and their first for Sub Pop – finds the group keenly second-guessing their core chemistry as a live unit, imbuing their angular post-punk workouts with baroque elements such as piano, acoustic guitar, percussion and even clarinet. “It’s the opposite of trying to translate recorded music to the stage,” guitarist Elias Elgersma comments. “We were already playing these songs live for quite some time, so for this album, we wanted to unlock the potential of these songs further in the studio.” Opening track ‘What’s In Store’ was in part inspired by bassist Jaap Van der Velde’s unprompted deep dive into the world of national anthems, making his own attempt to conjure a similarly timeless melody. The song seamlessly bleeds into the chivalrous prance of ‘Children’s Day’ and the fragmented ‘Pawing’, righteously encouraging Erik Woudwijk’s nimble, cerebral drumming to become the band’s driving force. The headstrong wanderlust of ‘The Big Exercise’ is fitting, given The Homesick’s exodus as a small-town Dutch band ready to trot the world. Contrary to the quest for belonging, roots and provenance found on their debut album ‘Youth Hunt’, the band’s creative trajectory is now dictated by a sense of otherness and imagination. The sharp contrasts are ever-present; the music’s new sonorous depth is underpinned by wry meditations on family ties, alternate realities and commonplace encounters. As the band’s chief lyricists, Elgersma and Van der Velde deliberately keep each other in the dark, allowing the syntax of words and music to entangle in surprising – sometimes delightfully absurd – ways. ‘I Celebrate My Fantasy’, for example, summons a mirage of creeping pianos, sylvan clarinet flourishes and cartoonish sprawls with mock-paranoia, as Elgersma documents a macabre vision he had during a mild case of sleep paralysis. True to the band’s method of holding the more mundane, fleeting moments under a magnifying glass, closing track ‘Male Bonding’ pulls a wide range of movements out of the top hat: the album’s rare heavy burst is promptly mediated by almost medieval-sounding prog rock-flirtations. The Homesick have made a record impregnated with impressions that still fit neatly under the pop umbrella. The album title’s nod to Scott Walker – “the big exercise” is a phrase pulled from a passage in Walker’s biography ‘Deep Shade of Blue’ – isn’t an aberration either: straddling pop sonority and the cacophonous fringes is something well worth aspiring. LP in die-cut custom dust sleeve with digital download code. Artist Homesick, The Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label Sub Pop Buying Options 1LP Coloured Vinyl Includes Download Code , 1LP Includes Download Code Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl , Includes Download Code Condition New Country UK Track Listings What’s In Store Children's Day Pawing I Celebrate My Fantasy Leap Year The Small Exercise The Big Exercise Focus On The Beach Kaïn Male Bonding Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo View Product Quick View Falcon, The Unicornography Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Red Scare Industries | 1LP Released 17th December 2021 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Falcon, The Unicornography £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Red Scare Industries SKU: CCCP109LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 17th December 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Supersuckers Must’ve Been High Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Improved Sequence | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 8th September 2023 £21.00 - £24.00 Select options Supersuckers Must’ve Been High £21.00 - £24.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Improved Sequence Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 8th September 2023 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Jenny O. 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