Frontman Mitch Tennant kindly filled us in on the context of their donated track: ‘“Stage Fright” was first released in 2016, on our debut EP "Cryptic Spit", but has now been re-recorded and revitalised for exclusive inclusion on V4Velindre. The new version reflects the more electronic approach the band now have to making music, as well as keeping to our punk-rock roots. The song is about the anxieties that comes with being centre stage within the world of performance art. The band has used Tommy Cooper’s upsetting demise as the basis for the track, where he collapsed in front of a live audience who thought it was part of his act. The song was recorded at Robot Recordings in Aberdare between July and August and the band have now found a new love for the original track, which we have brought back to the stage at our most recent live shows’.
Although I do agree I'd prefer more focus on the IRS era, this is a really solid collection of covers that delivers some unique takes. Totally inspired me to go back and listen to the original albums as well. Jean-Paul DuQuette
The greatest to ever do it, do it again! Sometimes lush as a warm blanket, sometimes all the angles of a dance party, always suspended in and out of time _hopskipjump
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