Urban Junkies - Track of the Week: The Shortwave Set

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Originally published on Tuesday, 29 July 2008

The Shortwave Set "Now til '69"

The Shortwave Set make a welcome return with their anticipated second album - 'Replica Sun Machine'. "Now til '69" is the next single on their Danger Mouse-produced LP.
Following introductions at a Gnarls Barkley show in London (where they had blagged the support slot), they were invited by Danger Mouse to LA to make their second album. It took them a while to get together the plane fares but once there they didn't look back. They door-stepped legendary Beach Boys collaborator Van Dyke Parks and managed to acquire a 24 piece orchestra for the album, and tracked down John Cale of The Velvet Underground who also appears on two songs. The video from 1st single "No Social" is here

Artist: The Shortwave Set
Title: "Now til '69"
Label: Wall of Sound
Release Date: 12/05/08

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