Proper Order is the brand new album from The Pale released by 1969 Records.. Following on from 2007′s Contents of a Shipwreck, Proper Order started the greatest adventure the band have embarked on so far, with the genesis of the album beginning in eastern europe and concluding in Ireland.
Proper Order clocks in at under thirty minutes long and hence contains some of the band’s most concise and precise song writing yet.
Tracks include You Play Indie Music, Lights out Boys, Jump and Proper Order itself and we were all delighted with the tougher sound of the band owing in part to Darren Flynn’s production and Matthew moving on to a chunky Fender telecaster for some of the bigger tracks.
“Where can I get it?”
You can order the CD, which includes a 12 page booklet containing lyrics of all songs, from 1969records.com. The record is distributed by RMG and available in all good record stores nationwide. For digital downloads you can get the MP3′s now from 7digital.com
The prodigal sons return.Way back in the early 1990′s The Pale was the band of the moment, when the carbon footprint of the London A&R departments rose dramatically over Dublin and deservedly so. Killer tunes like I Am The Butterfly and Dogs With No Tails were pop nuggets and the 4 piece duly landed a deal with A&M, had hits in Ireland, France and Turkey with the above, and a hit album Here’s One We Made Earlier. Unfortunately it never really happened beyond that but their unique sound that incorporated mandolins, guitars, a slew of ethnic instruments and electronic percussion never dated so maybe now is their time.
01. Elizabeth in Rags
02. The New Resistance
03. Good Ship
04. Steadfast Captain
05. The Contents of a Shipwreck
06. Church of Bones
07. Remember the Night
08. Joan of Arc on Broadway
09. The Serpent Song
10. The Final Garden
“An exotic Mediterranean flavour permeates this catchy little acoustic ditty from the always-enjoyable Pale. After a well-received return last year with “The Contents Of A Shipwreck”, it seems yet more new material is in the works – and if this single is anything to go by, we could be in the middle of something of a golden age for Pale fanatics”
“1969 Records seems to be becoming a home
for unappreciated Irish musical gems,
and The Pale sound as though they’re revelling
in working alongside Couse and Pugwash.
Unlikely to bother the mainstream in a million years,
‘Elizabeth In Rags’ is still an old school Irish indie belter
and proof that there’s life in some of the old dogs yet.”
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April 26, 2009 10:42 pm | 
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