Lightspeed_Champion-Falling_Of_The_Lavender_Bridge-(Advance)-200

ARTiST: Lightspeed Champion

ALBUM: Falling Of The Lavender Bridge

BiTRATE: 189kbps avg

QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz

LABEL: Domino Records

GENRE: Indie

SiZE: 62.78 megs

PLAYTiME: 0h 43min 00sec total

RiP DATE: 2007-12-09

STORE DATE: 2008-01-21



Track List:

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01. Number One 0:24

02. Galaxy Of The Lost 3:57

03. Tell Me What Its Worth 2:40

04. All To Shit 1:11

05. Midnight Surprise 9:55

06. Devil Tricks For A Bitch 4:39

07. I Could Have Done This Myself 3:18

08. Salty Water 2:26

09. Dry Lips 3:45

10. Everyone I Know Is Listening To 3:02

Crunk

11. Let The Bitches Die 2:37

12. No Surprise (For Wendela) 5:06

Midnight Surprise



Release Notes:

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"I just write songs and however they come out is how it happens," explains

former Test Icicle Dev Hynes when quizzed about his latest incarnation

Lightspeed Champion. A huge departure from the ear-shattering noise of his

previous band, Dev's new material is heavily influenced by the laidback

surroundings of the Nebraska studio where it was recorded. Produced by Saddle

Creek Records' resident knob-twiddler Mike Mogis, Dev's debut solo album Falling

Off The Lavender Bridge promises to be an earthy, acoustic adventure.



"I was living in this weird house in the middle of Omaha," explains Dev. "It was

great. I love the Midwest. I feel so at ease and the atmosphere is so relaxed,

which is exactly what I wanted for this record." Lead single 'Galaxy of the

Lost' encapsulates that feeling beautifully. Beach Boys harmonies and chiming

country-rock guitars provide the perfect backdrop for Dev's quintessentially

indie-ish vocals.



"I wrote a lot of the songs about two years ago, or within that time," Dev

continues. "The last one on the album I wrote whilst in Omaha but I demoed

around fifty songs originally and then it got whittled down to these eleven?

Shit, I don't even know. I think it's ten actually." Clearly a prolific

songwriter, Dev Hynes will happily turn his talents to most genres. Lightspeed

Champion is simply the outlet for his more pastoral work and not a complete

turnaround. "Lately I've wrote a group of quite rock-based songs and some

hip-hop/R&B songs," he reveals. "Buy yeah, for this albums these songs seemed to

fit together, so that's what I recorded."



Taking its name from Dev's childhood attempts at dream control, the eagerly

anticipated Falling Off The Lavender Bridge LP looks set to become a classic,

coming as it does from one of our most intriguing contemporary artists. "I used

to be able to send myself into the same dream every night if I concentrated hard

enough," Dev explains. "I had a lavender frog which my mother gave me and I'd

hug it until I fell asleep."



Enjoy!