Name: Tones of the Sparrow
Brand: The Asteroid No 4

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

AC3019001BLK

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Colour

Black

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Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-05-20

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Shellshock

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5052571099711

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

The Asteroid No 4

Genre GB

Psychedelic

Label GB

Club AC30

Club AC30 is a small record label founded by Robin Allport, Nick Allport, and Duncan Jones. In addition to running the label, they organize live music nights in London featuring bands specializing in noisy guitar, dreampop, post-rock, and electronica genres. These events also include dedicated DJs who keep the energy alive throughout the night.
The unique aspect of Club AC30's releases lies in their catalog numbering system. Each release begins with "AC30" followed by a number that indicates the year of its release. The next two numbers represent the position of the release within that year's catalog. Lastly, a number 2 signifies an album release, while a 5 represents a CD5" and a 7 denotes a 7" vinyl.
With their passion for diverse and cutting-edge music, Club AC30 continues to make waves in the music industry by providing platforms for emerging artists and delivering exceptional releases to avid music enthusiasts.

Stalwarts of the modern 'psych' scene, California-based psychedelic-rock legends The Asteroid No.4 release new album Tones of the Sparrow via Club AC30. Heavily inspired by the UK shoegaze scene including My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Ride and early Verve, the band takes its name from Vesta, the brightest asteroid in our solar system, and a nod to psychedelic space rock band Spacemen 3.

The Asteroid No.4 have never shied away from wearing their influences squarely on their sleeves but with Tones of the Sparrow, the band edge towards the more psychedelic side of the genre. "It's all guitar rock and more specifically, it's all psychedelic rock, and we have a tendency to move around within that. At the end of the day, we just write a batch of songs and depending on where we are in our heads, lives, etc., sometimes they vary greatly and other times there is a much stronger cohesiveness among them."

Elsewhere, there's a dark, intense aesthetic to the melancholic 'Chameleon' while 'Not Your

Enemy' and 'Castle' meld '60s psychedelia and catchy dreampop before the deeply melodic

'Somewhere in the Middle' and ethereal 'Transmission' close an impressive collection of

songs from one of the psych scenes' best loved bands.

Tones of the Sparrow

Music GB

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