Wallsend Weekend Television

by Novelty Island

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marstuesday Loved "How Are You Coping With This Century" album, so very much looking forward to this next one. "Over and Over" single is stellar! First came across Novelty Island via their Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey (Paul & Linda McCartney cover) which led to I'm So Tired (The Beatles cover) and I haven't looked back. Listened back? I have listened back and now I'm listening forward. Fore-listening while looking forward. Novelty Island Land Ho!

The Dean's List Tom Mc's Novelty chews up pop music and spits out more, and better!

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	1.	Stitches 03:32
	2.	GoGo 03:06
	3.	Eureka, I Can See! 02:44
	4.	Over & Over 03:31
	5.	Turn To Me 02:46
	6.	The Desperately Strange 02:41
	7.	Magnificent Advertisement 03:44
	8.	Sea Miner 03:13
	9.	Bootlegs 03:11
	10.	Funny Little Rhythm 02:50
	11.	Balloons 04:04

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Novelty Island follow up their stunning debut ‘How Are You Coping With This Century?’ with ‘Wallsend Weekend Television’ via Nine x Nine Records and Think Like A Key Music. Novelty Island is the bizarre-pop project of Liverpool-based songwriter / producer, Tom McConnell.

‘Wallsend Weekend Television’ is an album that has been a long time coming. His body of work started taking shape through various incarnations and projects over the years. In 2018 he made the ultimate pilgrimage from his native north to Abbey Road Institute with all of these songs in hand. This is where Novelty Island was born, inspired by classic pop, woozy electronica and northern wordplay. McConnell would record in session at Damon Albarn’s Studio 13 and in Abbey Road Studios 2 and 3, giving him the freedom to explore and create the album. Whittled down from 80 songs and an almost infinite combination of track listings, it has driven him mad at many points.

“‘Wallsend Weekend Television’ was supposed to be the first album as it was mainly done before but I’m glad I parked it for a bit to get some distance from it” says Tom. Novelty Island’s primary-colour psychedelia is on full chromatic display. More elaborate and cinematic than the first record with a much bigger sound. Obsessed with television and the escapism it provided from a young age, each song is like a little TV channel that chops to the next. Tom will also be continuing a tradition he started on his first record - each single from the album will have exclusive-to-Bandcamp b-sides for Novelty Island completists to seek out.

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released March 24, 2023

Written, performed and produced by Tom McConnell
Mixing by Carlos Lellis (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6-11) and Liam Narrie (tracks 2 and 11)
Additional production by Carlos Lellis (tracks 1, 4, 6 and 10)
Engineered by Tom McConnell, Carlos Lellis, Giacomo Vianello, Chris Parker, Liam Narrie, Jamie Davies, Ed Shaw, Daniel Woodward, Theo Byrd and Adam Dixon
String and horn arrangements by Tom McConnell
String conducting by Forbes Anderson (track 1)
Mastered by Robin Reumers

Photography by Frankie Tibbles & Tom McConnell
Art design by Tom McConnell

Special thanks to Frankie, Mum, Isobel, Michael, Carlos Lellis, Adam Dixon, Anthony Sylvester, Gareth Dawson, Sean Keogh, Jenny Coyle, Adam Hope, Jack Hope, Ian Ramage, Colin & Sylvia Hall, Glastonbury Acoustic Stage, Neil, Kyrstian and Al at 9x9, Roger at Think Like A Key, Abbey Road Institute, all who played on the record, all who support Novelty Island and Mrs Mills...

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Novelty Island is the surreal-pop project of Liverpool-based songwriter and producer, Tom McConnell. His albums 'How Are You Coping With This Century?' and 'Wallsend Weekend Television' have been supported by BBC Radio 6, BBC Introducing, Absolute Radio, Shindig! and Mojo. Novelty Island have performed at Glastonbury and supported Sea Power, The Dream Machine and The Pale White around the UK. ... more

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