Duodecimo Tome refers to a size of book and was the legend beneath the shop’s name on the stamp printed on your inner sleeve. It’s where I bought all my early albums as a schoolkid. Rare & Racy was a second-hand record and book shop in Sheffield which closed its doors a few years ago when its lease ended and the council approved developers’ plans to turn it into flats. I only know Hillsborough as an area famous for its park and barracks.
Some people have said I mention two football grounds, which confuses me. The first part is my rewrite of Ian Dury’s ‘The Bus Driver’s Prayer’ reinterpreted for Sheffield. A good example of the seven of us using space as the eighth instrument. Eventually this one arrived which reminded me a bit of the Go-Betweens. There were four or five previous choruses, none of which were quite right. One of those that went through a lot of changes and took me years to finish. In the studio Jon (Clayton, our producer) thought I should sing it in a higher key so we tried it four keys higher. Ian used to say this was like a Postcard Records B side. I then wondered if the words were too oblique but Joss has since said he likes the subtlety of them. “Yeah” said Ian, “what the Hell is it about?” I explained why TM needs new clothes. “Any questions?” I asked after we ran through it in one rehearsal. Everything just seemed to fall into place with this track, transforming what I thought a B side into the lead track and first single. Beth and La from the Blang label, having never made a video before, stepped up to the challenge and made a great kick-ass film. We’re lucky to have Eilish (piano/organ/violin/flute/whistle) in the band colouring different songs in different shades. He left a gap in the instrumental section and I wanted some flute there, partly because it’s the last thing you expect. William (mandolin/guitar) transformed the track further with his electric guitar. Then in the studio I suggested a 12345 backing vocal on the chorus and Joss came up with a fantastic harmony which really lifted the chorus. This is the first Buzfuz album with Ian (drums) and Joss (bass) in the engine room, they work really well together and this is a great example. I thought this was a B side but it started to come alive in rehearsal. The first title was “Murders And Acquisitions” until Stu (slide guitar) said that’s from American Psycho. I was imagining being at one of those Mansion House dinners when the Chancellor gets summoned to report to the City. We asked Joe to take us on a tour of the album, track by track.ġ There’s Idiots, Then There’s Idiots With Money Their latest LP, which if we’ve counted correctly is their seventh, Fox Pop, continues the fine form of its predecessors, wrapping a fiery political core inside layers of charming, playful, psychedelic folk-pop. If you see inaccuracies in our content, please report the mistake via this form.We’ve been fans of Sergeant Buzfuz for such a long time that I can’t quite put my finger on exactly when their wonderful indie folk musings first crossed our paths, though there’s a good chance that it involved the ever ace Blang Records, which is run by Buzfuz frontman Joe Murphy and is responsible for releases from a slew of Joyzine faves including Thomas Truax, David Cronenberg’s Wife, Sterling Roswell and Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences. If we have made an error or published misleading information, we will correct or clarify the article. Our editors thoroughly review and fact-check every article to ensure that our content meets the highest standards. Our goal is to deliver the most accurate information and the most knowledgeable advice possible in order to help you make smarter buying decisions on tech gear and a wide array of products and services.
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