After School Special, by Lunchbox

After School Special

by Lunchbox

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Edition of 100 solid, dark blue cassette tapes with hand stamped labels and double-sided, full color artwork. Comes with a Bandcamp download.

Includes unlimited streaming of After School Special via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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	1.	Dream Parade 01:26
	2.	Over Way Too Soon 02:06
	3.	Gary of the Academy 02:54
	4.	Utopia 01:36
	5.	Hide and Seek 01:56
	6.	I Really Wanna Know 01:59
	7.	Before and After 01:34
	8.	Three Cheers for Autumntime 01:55
	9.	Melt Into Air 02:56
	10.	It's Over Now 03:51
	11.	After School Special 02:23

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Lunchbox's Tim Brown and Donna McKean have been making records in their Oakland, California basement for two decades, inspired by 1960s/70s AM-radio pop and TV show theme music, punk, C86, and mod à la the Creation and the Jam. From the sonically-inventive indiepop of "The Magic of Sound" (1999) to the dub-influenced psychedelia of "Evolver" (2001) to the critically-acclaimed bubblegum of "Lunchbox Loves You" (2013), the couple have established a sound all their own.

Their new album, "After School Special," finds them at the height of their powers of songcraft and performance. Donna's bass playing stakes out stylistic territory somewhere between Carol Kaye and John Entwhistle while Tim's guitar is equal parts 12-string jangle and clipped Orange Juice-esque funk. Horns by Gary Olson (Ladybug Transistor) and longtime collaborator Jeremy Goody drive the record from beginning to end. Evelyn Davis' delay-drenched keyboards combine with whispers of analog tape feedback to give the record an otherworldly vibe in keeping with its lyrical themes.

Their favorite seasons (autumn) and animals (cats) appear alongside love and death, ghosts and reincarnation. From the shimmering opener "Dream Parade" to the horn-driven mod-pop of "Hide and Seek," the groovy sixties R&B vibe of "I Really Wanna Know" and the haunting male-female vocal stylings of the title track and album closer, the textures shift while the unity of artistic vision remains. Catchy as hell and beautifully packaged, "After School Special" is Lunchbox at their very best.

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released October 30, 2020

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