New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Liverpool-based outfit Ernest Moon presents their 'Ba-jesus' EP on CD and digitally. Recorded at Orphan Recording in Dublin with
Peter Ashmore and Gavin Glass (Paul Brady, John Grant, Lisa Hannigan, Mundy), these four tracks are packed with loads of adrenaline-packed expression that is both critical and tongue-in-cheek.
Ahead of this, the band previewed the first single 'Satdeenight Ready', which is about a fella going out at the weekend to get drunk and look for some romance. Though he gets reflective in the chorus where he laments humanity's needlessly cruel and trashy aspects, albeit in a humouress rather than heavy way.
Ernest Moon are Steven Doran and Brian Murphy, two English no-marks brought together by a liking for eggs on toast. Their sound is somewhat punky and has been described as pushy pop. They say they are "filling the gap between pretentious lyrical art and bog standard pop music".
"We were in a band before with our best mate and whatever blert we could get to drum. we released one LP, which bombed everywhere except New Zealand, where we were worshipped and certain underpopulated parts of Estonia there were some unsubstantial sales," says Steven Doran.
"This is the first time our singularly poetic take on stuff has been released. And it is as polished, in terms of production, as we'll ever get. One could say that the four songs on the Ba-jesus EP are inspired by the humor and language of working class Liverpool, and the tendency to be both showy offy and earthy. The music reflects that with its up-frontedness," says Brian Murphy.
"This EP was recorded in Dublin, which is why we used the utterance Ba-jesus, which derives from Ireland and is an expression of resignation and disbelief among other things".
The Blockheads, Arab Strap and
Talking Heads number among their influences, as do Loudon Wainwright, Joni Mitchell, and writers such as
James Kelman, Paddy Kavanagh and Philip Larkin.
The 'Ba-jesus' EP is available digitally via iTunes and for streaming on Spotify. The CD is being offered exclusively via Bandcamp and comes in a breathtaking matt finish gatefold card case with bonza photographs by Steven Crabtree and Chris Dorley-Brown.
TRACK LIST
1. Satdeenight Ready
2. Paddle Boat
3. Minxed Driks
4. Capitalism
Steven Doran - Guitar and vocals
Brian Murphy - Bass Piano
Pete Ashmore - Drums
Gavin Glass - Piano
Music and lyrics by Steven Doran
Recorded and mixed by
Peter Ashmore
Produced by Steven Doran and Brian Murphy
Cover artwork by Steve Crabtree
