Kitchens of Distinction release new LP 'Folly'

Kitchens of Distinction return with their first new album in 19 years!  Folly will be released September 30th through 3 Loop Records. Patrick Fitzgerald revealed that he started working with Julian Swales in June 2011 - at the time they had no intention to write a record - they just played to have fun.  The music flowed, and they eventually put together a 10 song album which they finished in April 2013 while Fitzgerald was recovering from a nephrectomy. Fitzpatrick discussed the evolution of the album in a new blog posting, and explained a bit of the meaning of the album title:

"Yes, it’s Folly to try again. Yes, it was Folly in the first place, the daft idea of a being in a band. But without this madness, how pale our lives would be. Without those strange useless Follies that dot Britain how plain the landscape would be. Folie á Deux – a medical condition where two people share the same psychotic delusion. Folie á Trois? What a marvelous crazed thing we have made, full of hope."

Stream "Japan To Jupiter" in full below or from the BBC archive (forward the BBC archive to ~ 1 hour 45 minutes in to hear it)



UPDATE (10/8/13): Stream another track from Folly titled "Photographing Rain"



Folly will be released on CD, LP, digital album download, and as a special bundle. The bundle includes a CD or LP copy of the album, plus a handmade, illustrated lyric book (first 200 copies come signed by Patrick Fitzgerald), and Kitchens of Distinction t-shirt.  Pre-order direct from 3 Loop Records, or fans in the U.K. can order through Amazon.  In North America, order through Amazon here.

Folly tracklisting

01. Oak Tree
02. Extravagance
03. Disappeared
04. Photographing Rain
05. Japan To Jupiter
06. Wolves / Crows
07. No Longer Elastic
08. I Wish It Would Snow
09. Tiny Moments, Tiny Omens
10. The Most Beautiful Day

UPDATE (11/10/13): Stream a incredible live session with Kitchens of Distinction here.

Published on July 31st, 2013 @ 8:53 AM