These were the parameters. Two people, no loops, no dreadlocks, few rehearsals.
Smack bang in the middle of hipster and homeless, The Barren Spinsters look like the plot of Pretty Woman gone wrong. The auspicious date, 19 July 2019, The Barren Spinster’s debut album became available for all to feast and gorge upon. They’re pleased as punch that it’s now out in the public eye, primed and ready to be judged like Judy.
‘Ten Steps to Cynical Thinking’ is a modern day ‘Pet Sounds’, (caveat) if the pets in question were screaming alpacas and The Beach Boys were in fact the Addams family. In all seriousness, their debut album is the best piece of work that the band has ever set their incoherent minds to. It’s up and
down, it zigs and it zags, and it’s out worldwide for you to hear.
“We’re very proud of the lyrics on this album. There’s certainly some impressive words in there, even if we did have to look them up in the dictionary first to confirm that they meant what we thought they meant. They didn’t, and now we’re worried that Inigo Montoya is after us”, said
Brendon Houlahan.
This debut truly is the whole package, mixed and mastered by Don Bartley (Cold Chisel and Nick Cave) and artwork by Ruth Palmer, known for Enid Blyton illustrations, this southern boogie album is svelte like Claudia Schiffer in her heyday.
“We originally wanted the artwork to look like an old 50s advertisement for cigarettes or something. But when we got the incredible Ruth Palmer on board for the cover art, it kind of morphed into more of a children’s book theme. Ruth is just incredible, we’re not sure how we convinced her, but here we are.” Matt Tennant
If you like dancing at festivals and having a good old fashion knees up, check them out at Jamberoo Music Festival, Echuca Winter Blues Fest, Caloundra Music Festival, Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival, Healesville Music Festival & Queenscliff Music Festival later this year.