title: The Hepadaboo
artist: NOW
cat#: FLAU08
date: 15.Oct.2008
 On "The Hepadaboo", their second studio album, London-based
group NOW are delving further into the unexplored regions of off-beat
pop music.
Brainchild of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Justin Paton, the
band has been cultivating their very own concoction of ﾔkrautrocky,
catchy, contemporary, inventive, exotic, melodious and harmonious and
disharmonious 21st century pop musicﾕ since 1998.
The current incarnation of NOW consists of:
* ANGELA LAST = bass, synth, voice, guitar, percussion
* JUSTIN PATON = voice, guitar, synth, percussion, bass
* RICHARD THOMAS = cello, percussion, melodica, voice
Before releasing their first album to great critical acclaim, NOW worked
with visionary underground musicians such as Can's Damo Suzuki (a joint
album was released in 2007 and got a rave review in The Wire magazine),
Charles Hayward (This Heat), Salvatore (Norway's motorik masters), Kaori
Tsuchida (The Go! Team), Hugh Metcalfe (London's The Klinker club) and
Man From Uranus, and regularly appeared on CD and vinyl compilations.
Their sense of adventure continues to attract interesting collaborations,
and has earned them support slots with bands such as Faust, Circle,
Tunng, Psapp, Rothko, Plaid and A Hawk And A Hacksaw.
This February, The Stooges' Mike Watt dedicated an entire radio show
to their music.
Now will appear live in Japan in 2009 as well as more performances in
the UK and Norway.
-tracklist-
01.Song
02. Dwellpoint
03. Relieve The Food
04. Sucksinewaves
05. Lies Are Up
06. No Feelings
07. Its So
08. Here
09. Last
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