Name: Teardrop Sweetheart
Brand: Misha

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

tom102lp

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2007-07-16

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Misha

Genre GB

House / UK Garage

Label GB

two years after their debut on the highly respected alphabet-singles-series on tomlab, the asian / american duo misha (aka ashley yeo and john chao) now presents their first long player 'teardrop sweetheart' : a cycle of happy / sad love songs with a new take on an old pleasure : the classic pop album. revolving around seemingly light-hearted lyrics, bittersweet melodies, and analog circuitry, the hot chip-esque opener 'scars' sets the tone of the album, combining the 'anything goes' sound and structure of contemporary pop with the glamor-filled, nostalgic optimism of the modern era, when everything burned brightly and anything was possible. van dyke parks and burt bacharach have clearly left their marks in misha's quirky songwriting as well as billy strayhorn, rd burman, kraftwerk, the duo of froom and blake, and os mutantes in the skillfully crafted arrangements. broadway-sized strings and horn sections are brought into strange environments built from rather ready-at-hand ingredients. held together by the sense of nostalgia and dislocation, the album ranges from the troplicaliaesque 'anaconda' and secret anthems like 'summersend' to the weird electro / quasimoto-tribute tune 'cruelist heart' and the quirky ballad 'delovedly'.

Teardrop Sweetheart

Music GB