The Sub Pop stable's about to get a whole bunch cuter as New Zealand retro-pop band The Brunettes release their first album for the indie powerhouse, entitled Structure & Cosmetics, on August 7th. The album was recorded in Auckland, New York and Portland, OR, where the band borrowed gear from labelmates/tourmates The Shins. This particular journalist was smitten by leading lady Heather Mansfield from the first time he laid eyes on her, in a tiny university bar in Wellington, NZ back in 2003. But she's got a fine-lookin' bookish male counterpart in Jonathan Bree, so let's hope the doting guy/girl cooing between the two of them is just for show. Man, between The Brunettes and The Bird and the Bee, 60s mod fetishism is all set for a comeback, no?
Listen to the first single "Her Hairagami Set" on The Brunettes' Myspace page, and scope the tracklisting for Structure & Cosmetics after the jump. Cheers!
1. "Brunettes Against Bubblegum Youth"
2. "Stereo (Mono Mono)"
3. "Her Hairagami Set"
4. "Credit Card Mail Order"
5. "Obligatory Road Song"
6. "Small Town Crew"
7. "If You Were Alien"
8. "Wall Poster Star"
9. "Structure & Cosmetics"
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