Trembling Blue Stars

New single "Exploring the shadows"

"The last holy writer" -the sixth album by TREMBLING BLUE STARS, the second one to be released worldwide through Elefant Records- is the proof that one of the most influential bands in indie-pop is at its most creative, daring and inspired, now more concentrated than ever in writing the most beautiful pop songs you've heard for ages. On this sixth long-player, Bobby Wratten's writing climbs to its highest peaks, free of any stylistic ties and ready to explore new territories, without leaving aside his sensitive ambient-pop, evocative melodies and the eternal reference to the sound of the early 80's/ post punk. The album has received excellent reviews worldwide, and it is doing very well everywhere, specially in France, USA, Great Britain and Germany.

The stand alone "Exploring the shadows" EP features, as always, many previously unreleased tracks. Both in its CD and 7" formats, this EP is again a deliberate attempt by the band to stand up for the single in an age when they can be little more than trailers for the album, which is seen as the main event. We think that, in the age of the internet and digital downloads, it's the song that is important again; and we have always loved singles anyway, so this release is for us as dear as the forthcoming album (to be released by the end of April). So, the "Exploring the shadows" EP features on its CD format four exclusive songs that were recorded as part of the album sessions, and were treated with as much care and given as much time.

The lead song, the sunny and melodic "Beautiful blank", is sung by Beth Arzy. In the form of an infectious, radio-friendly guitar pop song, it tells of an Edie Sedgwick-esque character and is titled after a phrase in Andy Warhol's book "From A To B". After a start with a rather optimistic sound (we can't say the same about the lyrics!) Bobby takes the lead vocal on another upbeat guitar pop track, "As easy as being alone", which goes back to the more melancholic and dreamy indie-pop style we have learnt to love from him.

The CD-EP is complete with the introspection meets experimentation of "Outside looking elsewhere", and the more experimental pastures of "And then silence", with its gloomy atmosphere and reverberated vocals. This last song ends up so abruptly ("and then silence") that you can't help but press 'play' and start again. And then again, and again. You're under the spell of the best pop music.

The exquisite vinyl format features "Beautiful blank" in a special radio edit (and by being a bit shorter also guarantees a better fidelity in the sound you can hear from the vinyl), and its white vinyl limited edition brings a new previously unreleased B-side, "Say goodbye to the sea II", a new acoustic version of the song first featured.

Tracklist: CD-Single ER-367 “ Exploring the shadows”
01. Beautiful blank 02. As easy as being alone 03. Outside looking elsewhere 04. And then silence

Tracklist: 7” ER-255 “Beautiful blank” Single 7”
01. Beautiful blank [Radio Edit] 02. Say Goodbye To The Sea II