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 Cake Prolonging The Magic Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Columbia | 180g, 1LP Released 10th March 2023 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Cake Prolonging The Magic £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Columbia SKU: 19658714061 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 10th March 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Pinkshift Love Me Forever Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Hopeless | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 21st October 2022 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Pinkshift Love Me Forever £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Hopeless SKU: HR6658-1 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 21st October 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Big D And The Kids Table Strictly Rude Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Side One Dummy | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 16th December 2015 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Big D And The Kids Table Strictly Rude £21.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Side One Dummy SKU: SD1328-1 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 16th December 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sharon Van Etten Are We There (Black Vinyl) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Jagjaguwar | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 22nd May 2014 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sharon Van Etten Are We There (Black Vinyl) £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Jagjaguwar SKU: JAG255LP Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 22nd May 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Erik Nervous Immaturity Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Fat Cat | 1LP Released 1st December 2023 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Erik Nervous Immaturity £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Fat Cat SKU: FATLP175 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 1st December 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Swearin Fall Into the Sun Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Merge Records | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 3rd October 2018 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Swearin Fall Into the Sun £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Merge Records SKU: MRG654LP Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 3rd October 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Majesty Crush Butterflies Don’t Go Away Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Numero Group | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 29th March 2024 £30.00 - £32.00 Select options Majesty Crush Butterflies Don’t Go Away £30.00 - £32.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Numero Group Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 29th March 2024 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Hamburger Teenage Terrified Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Specialist Subject | 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released 11th December 2020 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hamburger Teenage Terrified £13.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Specialist Subject SKU: SPS088 Formats: 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released Date: 11th December 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Do Nothing Snake Sideways Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Exact Truth | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 30th June 2023 £20.00 Select options Do Nothing Snake Sideways £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Exact Truth Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 30th June 2023 Read More Select options View Product Quick View OFF! 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