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a Singer of Songs – old happiness (long player) – USED003

the second outing from the Belgian bard of Barcelona. 13 songs to see you through the night til the sun comes up. including collabations with Tiny Ruins, Ana Franco, Becca Gordon, and Craven Canary. Joint release with HiFive4Lofi Records. Release 5 january 2010

Track listing:

1) Old happiness
2) Slow river
3) Road to nowhere
4) The bunker
5) Little time
6) Rabbit hole
7) I shall break that horse
8) Stray bullets
9) Cavalry walks
10) Wrath
11) Lonely one
12) Them & you
13) Pretty lies

The Hillfields – it’ll never be the same again (long player) – USED001

recorded over many months, underground at cult East London recording dungeon, Soup Studios, with Simon Trought, this album brings together old favourites with a bunch of new songs, noisy to bittersweet and most points in between… Release 5 october 2009

Track listing:

1) down on you
2) lolife
3) afterburn
4) no more no more
5) (this might be) antifolk
6) spoon
7) haul
8) winsome/lostit
9) medicated
10) 1953
11) postcard from home

Reviews:
EarDrumsMusic – “These are perfect pop songs with verses and choruses that make you want to listen again and again.”
OddBox – “The band have managed to combine the delicate guitars with some fine sonic moments…The Hillfields have made a fine record.”
A Layer of Chips – “It certainly doesn’t sound like a debut album at all.”

Afterburn (single) – USED002

Lead track from The Hillfields debut album, and our first release on Underused Records. Digital only.

Track listing:

1) Afterburn

Reviews:

In Love With These Times – “Warm, brooding, with prowling bass and only faintly jingle-jangling guitar before post-thirlwall vocals swoop to decorate the cake with enigmatic slivers of verse”
IndieMP3 – “Aiming for a double top!”

A Visit (extended player)

originally released on Cloudberry Records as a limited edition 3″ CD (sold out), the digital edition includes Spoon, which the 2008 Dandelion Radio / John Peel Festive 50 poll ranked all the way up at number 9.

Track listing:

1) A Visit
2) Winsome / Lostit
3) The Front Room
4) Spoon

Reviews:

Heaven Is Above Your Head – “Any fan of Flying Nun outfits like The Chills and The Verlaines will dig the songs on A Visit”

In Love With These Times – “A mature, rewarding debut.”