Artpop

formed initially as a one-off for the swim label's 10th birthday bash in april 2004, githead quickly established a life and voice of its own. its all star line up comprised of wire's colin newman, robin rimbaud (scanner), and malka spigel and max franken from minimal compact - may have led many to presume that its life would be short, indulgent & acrimonious. far from it. githead, from the outset has always been a band determined to carve out its own identity and to refine its vision through its work. since autumn 2005 the band have been concentrating on writing and recording 'art pop' - their second album. the album, viewed as githead's most fully realised work to date, contains 11 new tracks and features a cover image by malka spigel. 'art pop' brings an emotional depth and breadth which will surprise many; contrast the full-on distorted diatribe on urban existence of 'drive by' (a kind of 'parklife' on crack) with the acoustic emotional nakedness of 'lifeloops' or the joy of an indian summer day captured in 'rotterdam' with the twin voices of darkness and light on 'darkest star'.