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TheNightingale wrote:Either Flood, John Parish or Mick Harvey once said in an interview that they recorded 17 or 18 tracks for Let England Shake. <...>

This info is new to me, thanks.

http://music.fetnet.net/albumpage.php?album_id=1332146 - sample of "I'll Be Waiting".

http://www.mnet.com/album/1979918

http://www.mnet.com/track/18036948: "A Dog Called Money" (02:26)

some new stuff available at the online shop https://kontraband.store/pjharvey/

http://www.mnet.com/track/18036949: "I'll Be Waiting" (03:27)

I should have re-listened to Hope Six on the anniversary, but was a bit diverted, so only did so this week. It surprises me that all the issues I had with it seem to have faded very substantially. Even the most awkward sentiments and slightly gauche moments just don't appear very important now, and everything flows much more smoothly than I thought a year (or not quite a year) ago. I suppose it must be partly familiarity and partly understanding so much more of the background and context. I wonder whether anyone else has had anything like the same experience?

AineteEkaterini wrote:<...> I wonder whether anyone else has had anything like the same experience?

I still like both live renditions of "The Orange Monkey" (3-piece band and the current one) better than the studio version - that's about it in terms of "my problems with the album". )))

Kuk91 wrote:http://www.mnet.com/track/18036948: "A Dog Called Money" (02:26)

I tried few times and only managed to hear a very low bitrate sample (quality so bad that it deforms the sound) - maybe anyone else heard a normal quality version and could snag it? [I think the last year's 1 minute sample of "The Wheel" was from the same site, and quality was good.]
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http://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10057060

I snagged a couple of records tonight.

In case anyone wanted to see the vinyl:

^ Great, jealous! I hope that the songs appearing on the sites posted by Kuk91 mean there's a digital release coming soon. I can't wait to hear some more Hope 6 material. Does the vinyl come with a lyric sheet?

TheNightingale wrote:^ Great, jealous! I hope that the songs appearing on the sites posted by Kuk91 mean there's a digital release coming soon. I can't wait to hear some more Hope 6 material. Does the vinyl come with a lyric sheet?

Me too. I wish I had a way to rip them from my vinyl. It doesn't come with lyrics. It's just the cover and back cover posted, and a white gatefold with the record in it.

The Mnet links are still playing a snippet for me? In case someone hasn't heard the full songs yet, I recorded them with my phone.
Sorry for the shitty quality: I'll Be Waiting - A Dog Called Money

We all appreciate your effort very much, Shadowboxer, but I'd rather wait for quality, sorry.

Shadowboxer wrote:The Mnet links are still playing a snippet for me? In case someone hasn't heard the full songs yet, I recorded them with my phone.
Sorry for the shitty quality: I'll Be Waiting - A Dog Called Money

Thanks for that, it was a nice teaser and it definitely piqued my interest. Looking forward to the official release.

"I'll be waiting"
Download from the Friday streamplayer :
http://www13.zippyshare.com/v/Xbzc12qG/file.html

Amnesiac wrote:"I'll be waiting"
Download from the Friday streamplayer :
http://www13.zippyshare.com/v/Xbzc12qG/file.html

Great, thank you! What's "Friday"?
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AFAIU, "One day thorn shall grow from their graves".

Song is done beautifully, but it's very-very simple (might even say "demo-ish") - I expected a lot more of backing vocals. It's evidentually about blood feud and a circle of violence - I understand its refrain as "by the time my dearest resurrected, their murderers should be dead and their graves shall be abandoned". And when the chorus is done for the 2nd time, it's almost like a horror movie - because those killers would most likely have the families too, who would want their dearest to resurrect, but the lyrical hero of the song would still be waiting for them (probably, to kill them again).

P.S.: Kinda surprised they've chosen "I'll Be Waiting" as a studio number over, say, "Where is Our City?", which could have been very powerful IMO.