More about: audiobooks

Audiobooks, the project from David Wrench and Evangeline Ling, have just announced their second album Astro Tough, which will arrive 01 October on Heavenly Recordings. With the announcement, they have today shared opening track ’The Doll’ and its accompanying music video.

Equal parts spoken word, pounding electronica and catchy choruses, ‘The Doll’ deals with the stages of grief as well as childhood memories. Wrench explains the song:

“I had the idea for The Doll video while out for a walk. “I was watching a child walk confidently, checking their surroundings, taking it all in. I started to recall how the world used to look as a child. I was lucky to grow up in the countryside and to be able to walk alone in nature. My father was a sportsman (he won a Commonwealth medal for Wales for Weightlifting) and a PE teacher, so I used to go with him and spend time in empty sports venues. There is a special atmosphere to places built for crowds when they are empty. It struck me that a video based on a child exploring these empty spaces and finding something that had been lost would make a really fitting film for our track The Doll.”

Audiobooks promise chaotic energy and powerful messages on upcoming LP Astro Tough, with Wrench saying that it’s “more scripted, but a script that still allowed for lots of improvised scenes”.

Astro Tough will arrive 01 October on Heavenly Recordings.

Astro Tough tracklist:

1. The Doll
2. LaLaLa It's The Good Life
3. The English Manipulator
4. He Called Me Bambi
5. Blue Tits
6. First Move
7. Driven By Beef
8. Trouble In Business Class
9. Black Lipstick
10. Farmer

More about: audiobooks