{"product_id":"fake-is-forever-3","title":"Fake Is Forever","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wreckery\u003c\/strong\u003e is the album that never was but always should have been! At the crest of the Australian post-punk era, The Wreckery played atmospheric rock with film-noir swagger and renegade attitude, carving a loyal following.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCritics quickly positioned them as successors to a darkly exciting avant-garde Melbourne tradition previously marked out by \u003cstrong\u003eThe Birthday Party\u003c\/strong\u003e. Early recordings for Rampant Records (1985-87) showcased The Wreckery's fusion of swamp blues and noir-jazz, delivered with a deadpan, reckless, and romantic cut (check out the '\u003cem\u003eRuling Energy\u003c\/em\u003e' video!).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCreative tensions saw the band implode as they were reaching their peak with the \u003cem\u003eLaying Down Law\u003c\/em\u003e album (Citadel Records, 1988). Yet another great and dangerous rock 'n' roll band who became a danger to themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e35 years later, the new album \u003cem\u003eFake is Forever\u003c\/em\u003e delivers on unfulfilled promises, revealing The Wreckery on fire like never before. The DNA is still there – the signature sound of Charles Todd's baritone sax; the scathing lyrics and vocals of Hugo Race; the distorted angular guitars of Clayton-Jones; the eclecticism of multi-instrumentalist Robin Casinader; Nick Barker and former Plays With Marionettes drummer Frank Trobbiani fuse as the solid engine room of this iconic group.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll the original edge with a new maturity and control. The songs still emanate from the deep, dark end of the musical gene pool. The sarcastic, provocative lyrics of '\u003cem\u003eSmack Me Down\u003c\/em\u003e', '\u003cem\u003eGet A Name\u003c\/em\u003e' and '\u003cem\u003eYoung People\u003c\/em\u003e'; the musical fury of '\u003cem\u003eStole it from Alpha Ray\u003c\/em\u003e' and '\u003cem\u003eEvil Eye\u003c\/em\u003e', the romantic melodrama of '\u003cem\u003eThe Devil in You\u003c\/em\u003e' and '\u003cem\u003eWhistle Clean\u003c\/em\u003e', the deranged rock of '\u003cem\u003eDragonfly\u003c\/em\u003e' and '\u003cem\u003eGarbage Juice\u003c\/em\u003e' – The Wreckery's range is as vast as it is ferocious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhereas the band in the 80's were brash and angry, this record finds the band conjuring quiet menace, sensual, and intoxicating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHugo Race\u003c\/strong\u003e – vocals, guitars, keys\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEd Clayton-Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e - guitar, piano, synth, Mellotron, slide guitar, Solina string synth\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNick Barker\u003c\/strong\u003e – bass guitar and backing vocals\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCharles Todd\u003c\/strong\u003e - the saxophones\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRobin Casinader\u003c\/strong\u003e - Hammond organ, Mellotron, mandolin, and violin\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrank Trobbiani\u003c\/strong\u003e - the drums and percussion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded by Andrew 'Idge' Hehir at Soundpark Studios, Melbourne\u003cbr\u003e\nMixed by Hugo Race at Helixed\u003cbr\u003e\nMastered by Toto Strapporava at 3Faders Studio, Buenos Aires\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished by Peermusic\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gusstaff Records","offers":[{"title":"Black 12\"","offer_id":50400271958347,"sku":"2179081","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50400268910923,"sku":"2179077","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_6dd9080d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726511347","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/fake-is-forever-3","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}