Artist:
Alpaca Sports
Genre:
Pop/Rock
Alternative/Indie Rock
Total Time:
35:39
Record Label:
Elefant Records
Purchasing Links:
MP3, Apple Music
Release Date
January 17, 2025
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Alpaca Sports
Genre:
Pop/Rock
Alternative/Indie Rock
Total Time:
35:39
Record Label:
Elefant Records
Purchasing Links:
MP3, Apple Music
Release Date
January 17, 2025
"The Entertainment Factor is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission."
Find out more about this album release after the jump.
Product Description: So much has happened since ALPACA SPORTS released “From Paris With Love” in 2018. There have been new cities to live in, new chapters in their lives, health problems and loved ones lost. All of these circumstances have led, almost unintentionally, to “Another Day”, their conceptual new album about what change brings. The songs celebrate the few spare moments of calm and contemplation when we find ourselves in the midst of an immense shift. They dwell in the hazy spaces and golden hours when the day turns into night, when summer becomes fall, and all the other in-betweens in our lives that are full of fears, doubts, hopes and dreams. This kind of fragile and heartbreaking beauty, that is so surprisingly powerful at the same time, is what we get from the group formed by Andreas Jonsson, Amanda Åkerman and Lisle Mitnik (TINY FIREFLIES, FIREFLIES, VERY TRULY YOURS...).
It's not that the group stopped working after their last release, but the changes they experienced did affect in some way the songs that Andreas and Lisle had been working on, and caused a bunch of unexpected mutations, which made this full length take a lot longer than expected to complete. Ian Catt himself (ANOTHER SUNNY DAY, THE FIELD MICE, SAINT ETIENNE, TREMBLING BLUE STARS, SHAMPOO...) took advantage of this situation to challenge the group to take their music to new levels, pushing their most danceable facet (“Always On My Mind”, “Slipping Through My Fingertips”) or perfecting even more (if it’s even possible) their vocal arrangements (“Tonight”, “Break My Heart”). The band maintains their incredible ability to make us smile while they talk about bitter things (“Tomorrow I’ll Be Fine”, “Waiting For The Right Time”), but they also talk about those small, beautiful details that ultimately turn into something tremendously beautiful (“If Tomorrow Comes” and “Autograph”).
Once again, Ray Kimura is in charge of creating the album’s visuals, and there are also live drums from Hampus Öhman-Frölund (which was recorded again in New York by Gary Olson, of THE LADYBUG TRANSISTOR), stellar vocal harmony collaborations from Cristina Quesada, and the precious participation of Georgie, Ian Catt’s daughter, on the choruses of “If Tomorrow Comes”.
“Another Day”, which is being released as a limited-edition, transparent vinyl, will probably be the most existential, intimate and exciting album in ALPACA SPORTS’ trajectory, which is saying quite a lot. Enjoy it in every possible aspect – they triumph in every single one.
It's not that the group stopped working after their last release, but the changes they experienced did affect in some way the songs that Andreas and Lisle had been working on, and caused a bunch of unexpected mutations, which made this full length take a lot longer than expected to complete. Ian Catt himself (ANOTHER SUNNY DAY, THE FIELD MICE, SAINT ETIENNE, TREMBLING BLUE STARS, SHAMPOO...) took advantage of this situation to challenge the group to take their music to new levels, pushing their most danceable facet (“Always On My Mind”, “Slipping Through My Fingertips”) or perfecting even more (if it’s even possible) their vocal arrangements (“Tonight”, “Break My Heart”). The band maintains their incredible ability to make us smile while they talk about bitter things (“Tomorrow I’ll Be Fine”, “Waiting For The Right Time”), but they also talk about those small, beautiful details that ultimately turn into something tremendously beautiful (“If Tomorrow Comes” and “Autograph”).
Once again, Ray Kimura is in charge of creating the album’s visuals, and there are also live drums from Hampus Öhman-Frölund (which was recorded again in New York by Gary Olson, of THE LADYBUG TRANSISTOR), stellar vocal harmony collaborations from Cristina Quesada, and the precious participation of Georgie, Ian Catt’s daughter, on the choruses of “If Tomorrow Comes”.
“Another Day”, which is being released as a limited-edition, transparent vinyl, will probably be the most existential, intimate and exciting album in ALPACA SPORTS’ trajectory, which is saying quite a lot. Enjoy it in every possible aspect – they triumph in every single one.
TRACK LIST:
1 .
Tomorrow I'll Be Fine
(03:38)
2 . Always On My Mind (04:08)
3 . Tell Me (03:25)
4 . Autograph (03:45)
5 . Bluebells (03:35)
6 . Slipping Through My Fingertips (03:20)
7 . Break My Heart (03:13)
8 . Tonight (03:21)
9 . Waiting For The Right Time (03:56)
10 .If Tomorrow Comes (03:22)
2 . Always On My Mind (04:08)
3 . Tell Me (03:25)
4 . Autograph (03:45)
5 . Bluebells (03:35)
6 . Slipping Through My Fingertips (03:20)
7 . Break My Heart (03:13)
8 . Tonight (03:21)
9 . Waiting For The Right Time (03:56)
10 .If Tomorrow Comes (03:22)
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