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Fans of bands such as Fat White Family and Art Brut will find much to love in their music.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hypnagogues","title":"Hypnagogues","description":"\u003cp\u003edavid cronenberg's wife really do mix the banal and the extraordinary and although it's rarely scary, hypnagogues can be an unsettling listen (the woozy irish folk of 'in the limo' knocks you off balance) but it can also be a witty humorous affair too! clearly influenced by a multitude of smart-arsed art-rock bands. at any given point you could spot elements of the fall, half man half biscuit, art brut, or the velvet underground in dcw's sound. hell, even bob dylan (jailbird) gets channelled effectively at certain times during hypnagogues. the important thing is, that with one notable exception, david cronenberg's wife is very aware of their influences and manage to make their songs stand on their own rather than stagger around on stolen ideas and pinched riffs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50491092894027,"sku":"321481","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"the-octoberman-sequence","title":"The Octoberman Sequence","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Cronenberg’s Wife are back with \u003ci\u003eThe Octoberman Sequence\u003c\/i\u003e extended 12” vinyl EP (32 minutes of music), their first new release since 2015, on Blang Records. A key band in the late 2000s \/ early 2010s UK antifolk DIY scene, David Cronenberg’s Wife (‘DCW’ forshort) served as a catalyst for other like-minded bands in London to follow suit. DCW played The Fat White Family’s infamous Slide Innight in late 2013, with the FWF returning the favour by playing the antifolk fest several months later. DCW’s sound thus stands as atemplate for many of the current crop of south London guitar bands such as Goat Girl and Shame. With three BBC 6 Music sessions under their belt (two on Marc Riley, one on Cerys Matthews), and three albums released by the independent Blang Records, DCW returned to the studio in 2018 to record the new EP and album tracks (due 2019), made up of current live stalwart Rules, plus previously unrecorded songs such as \u003ci\u003eYou Should See\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dude of Love \u003c\/i\u003ethat focus on slice-of-life storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blang","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50498088206667,"sku":"1047105","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/dcd80099-dcff-4b3f-a2e1-7ac9df162a87_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727739017"},{"product_id":"department-of-biology","title":"Department of Biology","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith a wink towards the body horror auteur, David Cronenberg’s Wife (or DCW) are the house band in the biology theatre at the end of the world. They loop riffs in relentless cycles til they stop being riffs and become psychological conditions; the bass maintains the pulse; the guitars sharpen the knives; the drums suggest they’re growing extra limbs. Then, removing an eye from his microscope, the deadpan lecturer with the twinkle in his eye details narratives of the absurd and the macabre, all the while waiting for the weaker stomached of his audience to exit the room in despair. Told with devilish wit and displaying a vulnerability beneath the jagged edges, the musicians don’t so much soundtrack these stories as stalk them. The songs of DCW are unhinged to the point where the door at the dark side of the corridor falls off into the seediest underbelly of fun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is DCW’s 5th album. Fresh off 2 UK tours supporting Jeffrey Lewis, David Cronenberg’s Wife trace their origins back to the late 2000s\/early 2010s London DIY scene, serving as a catalyst for other like-minded bands in South London to follow suit. DCW played Fat White Family’s infamous Slide In night with FWF returning the favour at the Antifolk Fest (curated by DCW leader Tom Mayne). DCW have supported The Fall and The Nightingales, amongst others, and have played numerous BBC 6 Music sessions. With influences ranging from The Birthday Party to Jonathan Richman, DCW’s songs swing between the sweet and the disturbing. Whether playing twisted acoustic lullabies or in-your-face electric hollers, the lyrics catch you off guard with their black humour, openness and off-the-wall themes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe new LP explores themes of love, sex, heartbreak and shame, all with DCW’s trademark off-kilter lyrical approach. Album opener ‘Lot’s Daughters’ features a humorous retelling of the shocking biblical story; Side A closer ‘Mermaid’s Tale’ details the protagonist’s graphic encounter with a mermaid. Built around a driving Russian folk rhythm, ‘Chekhov’s Bordello’ spins a bawdy, yet tender tale of Anton Chekhov slipping off to visit a house of disrepute whilst on a visit to a penal colony in 1890. 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