Name: Cartoon Darkness
Brand: Amyl and The Sniffers

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

RT0510LP

Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-10-25

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0191402051018

Total Cap

9999

Black LP

RT0510LPE

Bittersweet Moondance Edition (Black with Glitter)

Extended format: Yes

0191402051001

RT0510CD

0191402051025

Artist

Amyl and The Sniffers

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Rough Trade

Rough Trade is a multinational label that was started by Geoff Travis in 1976 as a London record-shop. It quickly grew into an independent label and distributor, collaborating with notable labels such as 4AD, Factory Records, and One Little Indian. The label's catalogue numbering system for singles/EPs included prefixes like RT### and RTT###CD for different formats. Albums were numbered sequentially as ROUGH### with extensions for different formats.In the early 1990s, Rough Trade faced financial difficulties after expanding into the US market. The US branch was shut down and the German branch ended up in the Zomba Music Group. One Little Indian provided financing and took over the label in the UK, retaining ownership of key releases like A.R. Kane albums. Geoff Travis eventually regained control of Rough Trade around 1999–2000 and re-launched it alongside Tugboat Records.

Amyl and The Sniffers are a Rock'n'Roll/Punk band hailing from Melbourne, Australia. Formed in 2016, this energetic group has quickly gained a reputation for their raw and powerful sound.
With influences ranging from classic punk to garage rock, Amyl and The Sniffers deliver high-energy performances that leave audiences craving more. Their infectious melodies and catchy hooks have garnered them a dedicated fanbase both at home and abroad.
Known for their no-nonsense attitude and authentic approach to music, Amyl and The Sniffers are a force to be reckoned with in the music industry. Whether you're a die-hard punk fan or simply appreciate good rock'n'roll, this Australian quartet is sure to leave you wanting more.

Newest Listed Items

In the eight years since Amyl and The Sniffers came together in Melbourne’s sticky pub-rock scene, Amyl and the Sniffers have become masters of balancing power and playfulness. With two critically acclaimed albums under their belt - 2019’s self-titled debut and 2021’s visceral Comfort To Me - vocalist Amy Taylor, guitarist Declan Mehrtens, bassist Gus Romer and drummer Bryce Wilson have achieved something unique and remarkable.&nbsp;

Since the release of Comfort to Me, the band has seen their horizons broaden exponentially in every way. And it’s this attitude - bigger, brighter, smarter, sharper - that’s fuelling their third album, Cartoon Darkness. Recorded with producer Nick Launay at Foo Fighters’ 606 Studios in Los Angeles, on the same desk that captured Nirvana’s Nevermind and Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, the latest Amyl offering is full of surprises. Musically, Mehrtens, Romer and Wilson have written The Sniffers’ most diverse album yet. It stretches from classic punk to the glammy strut of recent single ‘U Should Not Be Doing That’ to the stormy balladry of ‘Big Dreams’ (which is a sonic gear shift worthy of the title).&nbsp;

Cartoon Darkness is about climate crisis, war, AI, tip-toeing on the eggshells of politics, and people feeling like they're helping by having a voice online when we’re all just feeding the data beast of Big Tech, our modern day god. It’s about the fact that our generation is spoon-fed information. We look like adults, but we’re children forever cocooned in a shell.&nbsp;We’re all passively gulping up distractions that don’t even cause pleasure, sensation or joy, they just cause numbness.&nbsp;

Everything is such hard work, everything is heartbreaking, but everything is beautiful. I want to celebrate. I want to put my phone down and see someone's facial expression change with what they say. I want to people-watch. I want to see if there are bugs where I walk, but I don't see them. I also want the&nbsp;fantasy and the escapism. I want to lean into hedonism, I want to feel alive, while acknowledging the dystopia and chaos unfolding around me.

Cartoon Darkness is&nbsp;driving head first into the unknown, into this looming sketch of the future that feels terrible, but doesn’t even exist yet. A childlike darkness. I don’t want to meet the devil half-way and mourn what we have right now. The future is cartoon, the prescription is dark, but it's novelty. It's just a joke. It's fun.

Cartoon Darkness

Music GB

Discover Cartoon Darkness by Amyl and The Sniffers on vinyl from Rough Trade. A diverse punk album tackling modern issues with a hint of glam and balladry.