{"product_id":"boots-n-cats","title":"Boots N Cats","description":"\u003cp\u003eServing up eleven tracks of rhythmic garage-psych goodness, \u003ci\u003eBoots N Cats\u003c\/i\u003e is the third full-length from Melbourne outfit Beans and the first of two albums set for release in 2024. The long-awaited follow-up to 2018’s \u003ci\u003eBabble \u003c\/i\u003eand 2020’s \u003ci\u003eAll Together Now\u003c\/i\u003e, it’s a record that finds Beans frontman (and The Murlocs drummer) Matt Blach putting percussion at centre-stage. “I’ve always wanted to make a drum-based album, dedicated around the beat first and then everything else follows”, Blach says, explaining his desire to explore “different production approaches, like hip-hop and crunched drums, and show an admiration and appreciation for the likes of The Meters, Wu-Tang and James Brown” as much as the acid-soaked 60s\/70s rock you’d expect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat emerges from the beat-first approach on \u003ci\u003eBoots N Cats\u003c\/i\u003e charts mutant garage-rock boogies ('Groove', 'Silhouette') and festival tent psychedelia ('Haunted', 'Dreaming Daisy'), by way of blissed-out funk instrumentals ('One To Four', 'Siamese Blundstone'). The line is constantly skirted between a loose, carefree vibe and interesting, meticulous musicianship – never falling into the trap of taking itself too seriously. It’s a sunny kaleidoscope of chugging guitars, driving bass-lines, soaring organs and warm, echo-soaked vocals – driven always by the tightly-wound rhythms and grooves that Blach has been in pursuit of since he was a kid: “The title of the album comes from me learning drums from my dad. He had a background of German heritage and during lessons would jokingly say ‘nein, boot’n’cats’n’ like a simple 1,2,3,4.” \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fuzz Club","offers":[{"title":"Clear LP | Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":50389444067659,"sku":"2168879","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Red LP","offer_id":50389435875659,"sku":"2168878","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50389432893771,"sku":"2168877","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/BEANS_-_Boots_N_Cats_Packshot_3c51dc2c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726360650","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/boots-n-cats","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}