Cheer Up, by Black Books

Cheer Up

by Black Books

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1.	In the In 04:11	info	buy track
2.	Goodbye Cool 03:56		buy track
3.	Holy Deja Vu 05:32		buy track
4.	I'm Not Sure, but I'm Sorry 06:23		buy track

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NEW video / single "Goodbye Cool" - Directed by Brett Harvey.
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In The In (Single - Official Audio Visualizer) :
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Last Day Deaf - "In the In" Premiere:
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Black Books began out of a casual meet-up amongst friends in an Austin garage one weekday in 2010. The goal, they’ll tell you, was just to play some music and drink a few beers. Singer Ross Gilfillan originally started on drums, eventually grabbing the mic to also sing vocals, but the soon-to-be band had their first song “White Noise” written by day’s end.

The casual productivity didn’t let up over the next decade, steamrolling into two full lengths, several EPs, millions of streams across digital platforms, and shows as far-reaching as The Roundhouse in London opening direct support for Flaming Lips and unusual as a set at Counting Crows vocalist Adam Duritz’s New York high-rise (although they may have not been formally invited… it’s kind of a long story.)

On their upcoming Cheer Up EP, Black Books’ lightheartedly described “cosmic cowboy shoegaze” has never felt more legitimate with four songs of emotional, distortion-heavy slow burners leading to some of the band’s heaviest moments of catharsis. After personal issues hung over the recording of 2017’s Can’t Even for Gilfillan, he attests any audible relief came about subconsciously.

“There was no prior thought to what the songs were going to be about, but they all fit together in content,” Gilfillan adds. “[Songwriting] can be a really vulnerable process, but with this batch of songs, I feel good with where my thoughts are. This EP is me in a much better place and trying to get used to it. That’s why I liked the title Cheer Up.”

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released February 28, 2020

Produced, Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Kevin Butler
Recorded at Austin Signal and Test Tube Audio in Austin, TX

Black Books:

Kevin Butler: Guitar, Backing Vocals
Clarke Curtis: Synthesizers
Sam Rich: Drums, Percussion
Ross Gilfillan: Lyrics, Vocals
Mike Parker: Bass

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Copyright 2020 Black Books

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Shifting Sounds was started in London in 2009 and now has offices in Austin Texas USA, and Melbourne, Australia. Set up by musicians with industry knowledge with the aim of being a launching pad for talented musicians and bands, the goal of the label is to provide an ethical platform for bands to get off the ground & be heard around the world. ... more

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