{"product_id":"cartoon-darkness","title":"Cartoon Darkness","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlbums of the Year 2024 - Number 7\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the eight years since \u003cstrong\u003eAmyl and The Sniffers\u003c\/strong\u003e came together in Melbourne’s sticky pub-rock scene, \u003cstrong\u003eAmyl and the Sniffers\u003c\/strong\u003e have become masters of balancing power and playfulness. With two critically acclaimed albums under their belt - 2019’s self-titled debut and 2021’s visceral \u003cem\u003eComfort To Me\u003c\/em\u003e - vocalist Amy Taylor, guitarist Declan Mehrtens, bassist Gus Romer, and drummer Bryce Wilson have achieved something unique and remarkable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince the release of \u003cem\u003eComfort to Me\u003c\/em\u003e, the band has seen their horizons broaden exponentially in every way. And it’s this attitude - bigger, brighter, smarter, sharper - that’s fuelling their third album, \u003cem\u003eCartoon Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e. Recorded with producer Nick Launay at Foo Fighters’ 606 Studios in Los Angeles, on the same desk that captured Nirvana’s \u003cem\u003eNevermind\u003c\/em\u003e and Fleetwood Mac’s \u003cem\u003eRumours\u003c\/em\u003e, the latest \u003cstrong\u003eAmyl\u003c\/strong\u003e offering is full of surprises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMusically, Mehrtens, Romer, and Wilson have written \u003cstrong\u003eThe Sniffers\u003c\/strong\u003e’ most diverse album yet. It stretches from classic punk to the glammy strut of recent single ‘\u003cem\u003eU Should Not Be Doing That\u003c\/em\u003e’ to the stormy balladry of ‘\u003cem\u003eBig Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e’ (which is a sonic gear shift worthy of the title).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCartoon Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e is about climate crisis, war, AI, tip-toeing on the eggshells of politics, and people feeling like they're helping by having a voice online when we’re all just feeding the data beast of Big Tech, our modern-day god. It’s about the fact that our generation is spoon-fed information. We look like adults, but we’re children forever cocooned in a shell. Everything is such hard work, everything is heartbreaking, but everything is beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI want to celebrate. I want to put my phone down and see someone's facial expression change with what they say. I want to people-watch. I want to see if there are bugs where I walk, but I don't see them. I also want the fantasy and the escapism. I want to lean into hedonism, I want to feel alive, while acknowledging the dystopia and chaos unfolding around me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCartoon Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e is driving head first into the unknown, into this looming sketch of the future that feels terrible, but doesn’t even exist yet. A childlike darkness. I don’t want to meet the devil halfway and mourn what we have right now. The future is cartoon, the prescription is dark, but it's novelty. It's just a joke. It's fun.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rough Trade Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":50491862090059,"sku":"2217830","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50491860943179,"sku":"2217829","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50491859108171,"sku":"2217828","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/AmylandtheSniffers_CartoonDarkness_Packshot_w_Text_eab7e8b0_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727689512","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/cartoon-darkness","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}