Critics announce new EP, Woodwork

Keep September 7th in mind folks as that's the day Critics release their upcoming EP, Woodwork via Spotify and Apple Music.

Woodwork will be the band's second EP release, and is the highly anticipated follow-up to 2016's EP, Spilt Milk.

The band's sound is very similar to that of Panic! At The Disco's recent releases and takes a new approach to the rock/pop overlap. They supported SayWeCanFly when he played in Manchester back in May and are fantastic live.

Vocalist Lynn Paighton wrote on the band's Facebook page about how Woodwork came to be:

"We've had an incredibly tough couple of years both as a collect unit and as individuals. Personal issues plagued our ability and desire to not onlycontinue making music, but to continue progressing in general when it came to pursuing our respective life paths.

Far too often I've been waking up in the morning only to dread the thought of making it through the day. Things got so dark at the start of this year that I couldn't even sleep without consuming a memory-erasing amount of alcohol. It got to the point where I was willing to give into the ghosts of lost friends, loved ones, depression and alcoholism once and for all. I was ready to quit music and abandon everything I believed in, as it felt like I had already lost so much and gained so little.

But despite the pressures, the loss, and the ever-consuming emptiness - for some crazily illogical (but inspiringly unknown) reason - here is 'Woodwork'." 

The track listing for Woodwork is:

1. Key Lime Pie
2. What Are You Waiting For?
3. Throw It Away
4. Soldier In The Sky
5. If Only I Had My Way

And check out the artwork:

Critics will also be playing a headline show at Thousand Island, London on October 25th where they'll be playing songs from both Spilt Milk and Woodwork. You can grab tickets here.

To get you excited for the Woodwork's release, why not watch the music video for 'Key Lime Pie', the opening track on the EP.

Photo credit: Gaby Deimeke

Labyrinth Original Soundtrack limited edition vinyl

I know what you're thinking, another Bowie thing?! Yep, it's obvious that I'll never have enough!

This time, it's the limited edition green Labyrinth Original Soundtrack.

The story of this one isn't as glamorous as the Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust one. In all honestly, I only found out that this vinyl existed after stumbling across a Facebook post advertising it (it would appear that Facebook now wants to help my Bowie hoarding habit).

I clicked on the link on the Facebook post and saw that there were two colours of the vinyl being sold: the green one and a purple one. Unfortunately the purple one had already sold out, but I was more than happy to manage to bag the green one before that undoubtedly sold out.

The wait for today felt like forever even though it was only just over a month!

I bought the vinyl from a company called uDiscover Music, and I'm so impressed. I had an email from them yesterday evening telling me that it had been dispatched, but I honestly wasn't expecting to receive it on the release date. They've got a tonne of amazing merchandise on their site, as well as also publishing music news and features.

The beautiful cover design is one of the promo designs for the film and features all of the characters, although I can't find William The Worm (you know the one - 'nah, I'm just a worm'). I'm certain he must be on there, I'll probably spend the evening with a magnifying glass trying to find him!

It's got every song from the film, including the ones that are more background music. The obvious highlight is 'Magic Dance', and that sounds divine on vinyl. It's also lovely to hear the full studio versions of 'When The World Falls Down', 'Underground', and 'Within You' with all the extra parts that don't feature in the film.

This has added an extra bit of magic to my vinyl and Bowie collections, and I feel the need to have a day dedicated to Labyrinth.


All photos are my own.