{"product_id":"various-artists-pets-sounds-pre-order","title":"Various Artists - Pets Sounds *Pre-Order","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date Friday 17th July\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll pre-orders will be dispatched\/made ready for collection on that day.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW129228526 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15 pop songs about animals by 15 of the best indiepop bands in the world: Pets Sounds is as simple as that. Ranging from the playful (Sassyhiya, Gay Skeleton Club) to the heartbreaking (Caleb Nichols, Jetstream Pony) to the enigmatic (Railcard, Oh Hippo) to the satiric (The Magnetic Fields, Brian Bilston and The Catenary Wires), there’s more diversity on this album than you can shake a stick at. Or throw a bone at. The LP comes with a full colour insert and the CD comes with a booklet featuring artwork by Elodie Ginsbourg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMusicians spend a lot of time working at home, with their pets for company. The pets sit around, happy in their own worlds, sublimely indifferent to their humans’ endeavours. As familiar as family members, but as unknowable as aliens, pets are the perfect muse. They can be treated as objects of adoration – ‘Rufus’ by Tugboat Captain is an expression of pure joy – or they can be treated as metaphors. More reliable than lovers but less dangerous than heroin, pets are a great vehicle for singing obliquely about something else. Swansea Sound’s ‘I Don’t Like Men In Uniform’ is about an ageing, irascible terrier, but it’s also about men striving to maintain their potency as territorial aggressors. The Magnetic Fields’ ‘Fido, Your Leash Is too Long’ is a libidinous and unreliable partner, as well as a dog that likes sniffing other dogs’ private parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the most part, animals come off better than humans on this album. In ‘Kings Of The Animal Kingdom’, The Burning Hell dramatise our indulgent love of pets in order to expose our cruelty to other human beings. In ‘Bo’s New Haircut’, The Cords express the injustice and unfairness of an innocent animal having to submit to human demands. In ‘Crayon Potato’ by Sassyhiya, the magnificent Crayon contemptuously rejects the gifts offered by her besotted human owners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn ‘Lola’, the opening track, Lande Hekt tries to put this enigmatic human-animal relationship into words. And concludes that however much we love our animals, and no matter how much we manage to communicate with them, we can never really know them. A melancholy conclusion maybe, but the music – as with all the songs on this album – is expressive of the wonderment and the joy that comes from sharing your life with a member of another species. The tracks by Brian Bilston and The Catenary Wires, Jetstream Pony and Railcard are previously unreleased. These three bands are also playing a launch show at The Water Rats, London, on 9th July 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklisting:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e01. Lande Hekt - Lola\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e02. Brian Bilston And The Catenary Wires - Under A Cat\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e03. The Cords - Bo’s New Haircut\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e04. Railcard - Foxy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e05. Tugboat Captain - Rufus\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e06. Special Friend - Breakfast\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e07. Caleb Nichols - Dark Age\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e08. Gay Skeleton Club - 2 Cats\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e09. Jetstream Pony - Grimalkin Tom\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e10. Swansea Sound - I Don’t Like Men In Uniform\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e11. The Burning Hell - Kings Of The Animal Kingdom\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e12. Sasshiya - Crayon Potato\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e13. Oh Hippo - Orlando\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e14. U.S. Highball - Marjorie Says\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e15. The Magnetic Fields - Fido, Your Leash Is Too Long\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank you for looking at our listing, below are a few points to consider before making a purchase:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- All records we sell are Brand New - pre-orders will normally come sealed but if you are purchasing in stock items, please note the copy may have been unsealed for display in the shop. Please email straight after purchase to enquire if this is of importance to you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Orders won't ship until all items are released, so keep this in mind when purchasing multiple pre-orders or a mix of in stock and pre-order items.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- The 'Product' page will show the most up to date info we have with regards to the item and its release date, but this information is subject to change so check in with us if you have any questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- We unfortunately don't offer tax\/vat outside of the UK via the website so please keep in mind that when the items arrives in your country you may be liable to pay a further charge before delivery. (all UK orders the price you see is the price you will pay). Please also note that we are unable to adjust the declared value on items sold internationally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Various Artists","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":55573362246008,"sku":"SKEPWAX044LP","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD Album","offer_id":55573362278776,"sku":"SKEPWAX044CD","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0348\/2704\/2955\/files\/unnamed_dd04375c-f353-4d1e-9158-9f4a24abe4ba.jpg?v=1780395900","url":"https:\/\/www.crashrecords.co.uk\/products\/various-artists-pets-sounds-pre-order","provider":"Crash Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}