HiggledyPiggledy Slug SKU: MI0494LP Barcode: 5060146098229 18.00 £18.00 Label: Memphis Industries Released Date: 13th April 2018 Buying Format: 1LP Includes Download Code Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Slug return with a brand new album, ‘HiggledyPiggledy’, through Memphis Industries. ? Slug is the nom de plume of North East native Ian Black and, whereas acclaimed debut album ‘Ripe’ was made in collaboration with Peter Brewis and David Brewis of Field Music, ‘HiggledyPiggledy’ was composed, produced and played entirely by Black, enabling him to give free reign to his beguiling brand of Dada-rock. Lead track ‘No Heavy Petting’ was consciously written to be an aggressive album opener, which pokes fun at Black’s own Mary Whitehouse-esque response to the sexualisation of music on television. The album was inspired by a combination of The Residents, John Carpenter and the soundtracks of Don Cherry (particularly ‘Holy Mountain’) and Masahiko Sato (particularly ‘Belladonna’) plus the Dada art movement which will be self-evident to anyone who’s seen the hilarious and life affirming Slug live experience, replete with ever changing stage wear (snooker players, sailors, 50s jazz combo) and spontaneous crowd participation. Black intended ‘HiggledyPiggledy’ to be a more minimal affair than debut ‘Ripe’, focussed more on rhythm and percussion. Thematically the record was written against the backdrop of political turmoil but really it’s about the strange life Black leads in his native Sunderland, an autodidact outsider living his life in Wetherspoons arguing with some of the questionable attitudes of locals. Blacks stated aim to “have fun writing truly horrible lyrics,” playing characters “venting in pubs, writing in the character of how some people think and behave.” Available to independent retailers on yellow coloured vinyl. LP formats include digital download codes. Artist Slug Label Memphis Industries Buying Options 1LP Includes Download Code Format 1LP , Includes Download Code Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings No Heavy Petting Earlobe Gibberish Basic Aggression Lackadaisical Love Dolly Dimple Tongue You Don't Need To Wake Up Humming and Hawing Petulia A Soft Shoe Number Arbitrary Lessons In Custom You Are As Cold As A Dead Fish Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email