{"product_id":"shapes-of-midnight","title":"Shapes of Midnight LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo years on from the mesmeric \u003cem\u003eNell’ Ora Blu\u003c\/em\u003e, their synth-laden soundtrack for an imaginary Giallo movie, orphic Cambridge heavies \u003cstrong\u003eUncle Acid \u0026amp; The Deadbeats \u003c\/strong\u003ereturn with their seventh full-length \u003cem\u003eShapes Of Midnight\u003c\/em\u003e. A brilliantly macabre concept album partly inspired by Edgar Allen Poe’s \u003cem\u003eThe Masque Of The Red Death\u003c\/em\u003e and the too-real nightmares of our modern age, \u003cem\u003eShapes Of Midnight \u003c\/em\u003erefines the group’s ‘Evil Beatles’ sound: a thrilling, expertly composed fusion of eerie harmonies, pop hooks, Thin Lizzy-esque twin-guitar brilliance and the kind of fleet-footed heaviness that’s become their trademark.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eShapes Of Midnight\u003c\/em\u003e was tracked at Abbey Road Studios – live to analogue tape, natch – in a blessed three-day blitz in the company of storied engineer Chris Bolster, whose previous clients include Phil Spector, Ozzy Osbourne and Paul McCartney. The band employed era-appropriate tech, from antique Neumann mics once breathed upon by the Fabs and the Floyd, to consoles and compressors from the peak era of recorded sound. The mastering, meanwhile, was completed by Grammy-nominated engineer Noel Summerville (The White Stripes, The Clash, My Bloody Valentine).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album marks a return to the guitar-forward attack of their earlier records, but also an evolution. Their blessed invocation of proto-metal heaviness is gilded by blasts of uncanny melancholic pop, bruising NWOBHM gallop, jazzy textures and complexities, and Krautrock-y cro-magnon synth damage. It’s a deliciously dark listen, for sure; as songwriter Kevin Starrs says, “our albums exist in an alternate universe to our own. They're all stories that could happen here, but everything's just a bit ‘off’.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACKLIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHouse By The Grave - 6.50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShapes Of Midnight - 5.15\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Evil Wakes - 6.36\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDon’t Let It Control You - 3.45\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePsycho On The Loose - 5.10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI Won’t Sleep (’Til You’re Gone) - 6.08\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Other Side Of The Sky - 4.52\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSleep No More - 6.24\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTOTAL PRESSING NUMBERS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBLACK \/\/ 2000\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eN.AMERICA PURPLE \/\/ 1500\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEU BLACK ICE SPARKLE \/\/ 750\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Polaris-BlockStack\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_Title_bo25b_1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph color-base tone-auto font-variant-numeric-auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKILLER CANDY RED AND WHITE CORNETTO (includes signed screenprint of the album artwork)\/\/ 150 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph color-base tone-auto font-variant-numeric-auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhich includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Polaris-BlockStack\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_Title_bo25b_1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph color-base tone-auto font-variant-numeric-auto\"\u003eKILLER CANDY RED AND WHITE CORNETTO w\/ signed screenprint + hand written lyric sheet of one song from the album\/\/ 8 AVAILABLE (ONE PER CUSTOMER)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_mediumDropZone_9are8_13\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"drop-zone\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container drop-only\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_SingleImage_145kj_21\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumbnail size-base\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"KILLER CANDY RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"BLACK","offer_id":57736133869912,"sku":"KCR004BLK","price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"PURPLE","offer_id":57736133902680,"sku":"KCR004PUR","price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"BLACK ICE SPARKLE","offer_id":57736133935448,"sku":"KCR004BIS","price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"KILLER CANDY RED AND WHITE CORNETTO","offer_id":57736133968216,"sku":"KCR004RWC","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"KILLER CANDY RED AND WHITE CORNETTO w\/ lyric sheet","offer_id":57736291778904,"sku":"KCR004RWC1","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0968\/0807\/5608\/files\/LP_KCR_004-WWRetailEd-Black.png?v=1784537952","url":"https:\/\/www.killercandyrecords.com\/products\/shapes-of-midnight","provider":"KILLER CANDY RECORDS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}