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He has also been associated with bands like Sweet Baboo and Race Horses. Euros' music resonates with listeners who appreciate heartfelt storytelling accompanied by catchy melodies.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"summer-special","title":"Summer Special","description":"\u003cp\u003eeuros childs brings amazing 5-albums-in-3-years creative odyssey full circle. in the mid-1990es, euros childs was the teenage frontman of peel show stalwarts gorky's zygotic mynci. that much-loved band were renowned for their unique ability to reach beyond the confines of their own times and tap into the unfettered pastoral spirits of such then-neglected maverick forebears as kevin ayers and robert wyatt. two decades later, euros childs has become just that kind of inspirational figure himself.  Welsh Music Prize Nominee.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50436643127627,"sku":"354584","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/9ee8e2ef-6e32-4ce7-bdbd-d7f8a4f15a47_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726920067"},{"product_id":"situation-comedy","title":"Situation Comedy","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew album from the ever prolific \u003cstrong\u003eEuros Childs\u003c\/strong\u003e following on from his \u003cem\u003eSummer Special\u003c\/em\u003e album last year on his own National Elf label. This isn't a million miles away from its pop predecessor - it has its fair share of sing-a-long-choruses - but this time the subject matter is much darker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn this one the former \u003cem\u003eGorky's Zygotic Mynci\u003c\/em\u003e frontman tackles such topics as: second home ownership (\"\u003cem\u003eSecond Home Blues\u003c\/em\u003e\"), serial killer envy (\"\u003cem\u003eBrides In The Bath\u003c\/em\u003e\"), depressed cosmetic saleswomen (\"\u003cem\u003eAvon Lady\u003c\/em\u003e\"), the commodification of the self through the medium of advertising (\"\u003cem\u003eOoh La Oona\u003c\/em\u003e\"), depressed singer songwriters (\"\u003cem\u003eHoliday From Myself\u003c\/em\u003e\"), kidnapping (\"\u003cem\u003eDaddy's Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\"), and cyber sex (\"\u003cem\u003eGood Time Baby\u003c\/em\u003e\"). Naturally, each song is a short story, told through the voice of a different character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe album was recorded in Bristol at Toybox studios with \u003cstrong\u003eStephen Black\u003c\/strong\u003e aka \u003cstrong\u003eSweet Baboo\u003c\/strong\u003e on bass and brass, \u003cstrong\u003eLaura J Martin\u003c\/strong\u003e on flute, \u003cstrong\u003eStuart Kidd\u003c\/strong\u003e on drums, and \u003cstrong\u003eMarco Rea\u003c\/strong\u003e on guitar, a lineup that had never played before going into the studio so the backing tracks were recorded live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEuros\u003c\/strong\u003e cites the following influences on this album, but does not promise they will be evident listening to the record: \u003cem\u003eRandy Newman\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJohn Prine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDick Clement\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIan La Frenais\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGodley and Creme \/ 10CC\u003c\/em\u003e (well alright), \u003cem\u003eJudee Sill\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePenguin Cafe Orchestra\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Roches\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBarbara Woodhouse\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBert Jansch\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Natiional Elf","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50470776439115,"sku":"368122","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/19496750-dcdf-4b7f-b485-c5c7a2ff12ca_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727382519"},{"product_id":"sweetheart","title":"Sweetheart","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelsh-born singer songwriter Euros Childs releases new album 'Sweetheart'. 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Recorded by Stephen Black (aka Sweet Baboo) at Gus' Dungeon II studios Cardiff, it features Stuart Kidd (Kidd, The Wellgreen, Dr Cosmo's Tape Lab) on drums and Stephen Black on saxophone, clarinet and guitars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing last year's all instrumental \u003ci\u003eOlion, Gingerbread House Explosion\u003c\/i\u003e sees Euros singing once more and returning to the more familiar melodic pop songwriting that he is perhaps best known for. 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