{"title":"da Googie","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-golden-thread","title":"The Golden Thread","description":"\u003cp\u003eRambling on about the brilliance of \u003cstrong\u003eDeb Googe\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eCara Tivey\u003c\/strong\u003e is no difficult task - spot either of their names on a record’s sleeve credits and you’re guaranteed listening worthy of your time and hard-earned cash!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeb\u003c\/strong\u003e joined \u003cem\u003eMy Bloody Valentine\u003c\/em\u003e during its ascent to legend, filled a temporary void in \u003cem\u003ePrimal Scream\u003c\/em\u003e, aided in \u003cem\u003eThurston Moore\u003c\/em\u003e's late-period artistic high, formed \u003cem\u003eSnowpony\u003c\/em\u003e with \u003cem\u003eStereolab\u003c\/em\u003e’s Katharine Gifford and plays bass in ex-\u003cem\u003eFall\u003c\/em\u003e guitarist \u003cem\u003eBrix Smith\u003c\/em\u003e’s all-female band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCara\u003c\/strong\u003e may be best known as a longtime \u003cem\u003eBilly Bragg\u003c\/em\u003e collaborator, but she’s played with an array of other outstanding artists, among them \u003cem\u003eEverything But The Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlur\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLilac Time\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAu Pairs\u003c\/em\u003e and the greatest of West Midlands geniuses, \u003cem\u003eRobert Lloyd\u003c\/em\u003e of \u003cem\u003eNightingales\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncredibly, despite decades of stellar work, neither \u003cstrong\u003eDeb\u003c\/strong\u003e nor \u003cstrong\u003eCara\u003c\/strong\u003e has ever released an album under their own names until now with \u003cem\u003eThe Golden Thread\u003c\/em\u003e, their full-length debut, made under the name \u003cem\u003eda Googie + Cara Tivey\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe album was recorded in \u003cstrong\u003eDeb\u003c\/strong\u003e’s home studio and performed exclusively by the duo. The album will be preceded by the digital single, \"\u003cem\u003eDumb\u003c\/em\u003e,\" an indictment of the sad condition behind nearly all the modern western world’s ills, which serves as a point of entry into the album’s seemingly contradictory sonic elements: thick-but-minimal soundscapes, dub’s openness put across in a densely claustrophobic style reminiscent of \u003cem\u003eMy Bloody Valentine\u003c\/em\u003e, a bass-driven sound melding effortlessly into moments of delicate piano, and lyrics that convey depths of meaning with a mere handful of words.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDumb\u003c\/em\u003e will be accompanied by a video created by \u003cstrong\u003eDeb\u003c\/strong\u003e from absurdities captured in animated (and public domain) footage - a rodent army, ape-like men alongside man-like apes, brainless birds . . . as well as their even sadder human equivalents, captured in film.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tiny Global Productions","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":51145347694923,"sku":"2240879","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":51145347170635,"sku":"2240878","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a2489559621_16_7af072d8_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1737650459"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/da-googie.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}