A treat for old-school Angie fans, Popboomerang Records has released Electric & Eclectic Rarities: Volume 1 to Bandcamp, including a rare live version of Four Hours Sleep’s “Stick to My Fingers” featuring the vocal talents of Stephen Cummings and Angie Hart.
“Stick to My Fingers” comes from the first Four Hours Sleep record, More of Her, released back in 1996 in a limited pressing of only 600 copies. The song is quite possibly the prettiest duet Angie has every recorded.
Four Hours Sleep is something of a Melbourne supergroup centered on Bill McDonald, who played with Frente durin the Shape era, having also been a part of Rebecca’s Empire and Ultrasound. Other Four Hours Sleep contributors include David McComb, Paul Kelly, Charles Jenkins, Ollie Olsen, and Scotland’s Edwyn Collins.
And while we’re on the matter of shopping Popboomerang’s Bandcamp catalog, here are some other Angie-related points of interest:
Four Hours Sleep: Love Specifics
Including “I Know I Shouldn’t (But I Can’t Help Myself)”, “Goodbye Song” and “Gentle Falling Rain” featuring Angie Hart.
I’ve you’ve been lamenting the poor availability of Angie Hart records in the United States, your tears of sorrow are about to become tears of joy! Angie’s solo records are now available on Bandcamp in the U.S. Currently available are the Grounded Bird and Eat My Shadow albums, as well as the Loving Hating It remix EP. Albums are download only at the moment, though Angie’s camp promises physical albums will eventually be available, including a double-disc U.S. tour edition of Eat My Shadow.
And just when is that U.S. tour going to be, you ask? Well, we’re not telling yet. But the lambs and the lions will be whispering or roaring the news respectively when they arrive.
In the meantime, get to downloading those albums using the Online Store link in the menu, and start boning up on your Angie tunes!
If you want to hear more… Drop an email to info@parallelmanagement.com.au with subject line ANGIEHART US PLANS and please include your City and Postcode. You’ll be the first to get the scoop!
The public vote for the ARIA Most Popular Australian Artist begins this Thursday, October 14. Vote for Angie! We’ll be posting details later in the week.
Released today, Angie Hart’s new ‘Loving It, Hating It’ remix EP is now available on the Australian iTunes store. The EP is $4.99, includes the original mix of ‘Loving It, Hating It’ and remixes by Seja, Crayon Fields and Adrian Deutsch.
Don’t forget to catch Angie live on the Loving Hating It Tour, kicking off next week – and pick up 3 free tracks when you advance purchase tickets!
Buy the EP, and see the previous post for tour dates.
At long last, Popboomerang Records has released The Sunshine Ponies’ record Mixtapes & Soundtracks. The record is a labour of love for Popboomerang main-man Scott Thurling, The Sunshine Ponies being a gathering of Scott’s musician friends who wrote and performed the music to poems and lyrics supplied by Scott and his partner, Sarah.
Mixtapes & Soundtracks was released just a short few weeks ago and features 22 songs , including “A Beautiful Mess” featuring Angie Hart and Bill McDonald. Bill and Angie performed together during Shape-era Frente, and more recently have joined forces on Bill’s Four Hours Sleep records.
