Marsupial, Marsupial, Marsupial! One night I came home to an opossum walking in front of my place, I didn’t want to get out of the car in fear of my life! Little did I know that they like to play dead. If I had known I would have played with it instead of fearing it, but instead I’d much rather play Opossom on my record player.
Opossom (the band) hails from New Zealand. The main mate is Kody Nielson, the former frontman of The Mint Chicks and whose brother is Ruben Nielson of Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Ah, family musical indie champions…let’s all revel in that for a bit.
Kody abandoned the serious musings of Mint Chicks for a more free and futuristic sound on his latest album, Electric Hawaii via Fire Records. The album’s 60s poppy sound will set you free, in a good shoulder shrugging time (which I call dancing). Don’t shrug, no problem, it’s the kind of music where you’ll just start moving, and may even crave bouncy balls… true story!
Don’t believe me, listen here or even better, head over to DC9 TONIGHT (10/23) for their show, it’s sure to be a trippy good time.
Now, vinyl is a grand love of mine. I stand in line for it for hours, I fall in lust just looking at it and I appreciate it as if it’s one of my very best friends. Today’s giveaway has me mentally cheating on my other circle music makers with sweet color.
Colored vinyl makes everything more exciting, making this giveaway truly electrifying!
Get this limited edition Electric Hawaii package, three 7” beauties in yellow, blue and pink colored vinyl.
This is special people! This is one album where the entire experience directly connects you to the title of the album, don’t you think? Yes.
So here’s the deal.
In honor of the perfect pairings (physical vinyl package/cover art plus album title), tell us — which album cover art best connects with the associated album title?
My answer would be John Lennon’s Walls and Bridges – on vinyl. My reasoning for it is a bit philosophical, which I highly encourage. The back album art is a picture of Lennon’s face with different facial expressions, cut out as flaps allowing you to play with the different versions of his face, thus breaking down the walls and creating bridges. On the front is a 12” reproduction of a drawing he did when he was 12, which allows us on another bridge. Good one, huh? It’s a good thing I’m not in this contest because I’d win, unless you think you have one better… do tell.
Go look through your own vinyl collection and tell us your pairing for a chance at these lovelies.
We’ll choose one winner with a North American mailing address one week from today, 10/30, Good luck vinyl freaks!
OPOSSOM TOUR DATES:
10/23 – DC9, Washington, DC,
10/25 – Great Scott, Boston, MA
10/26 – Cameo Gallery, New York, NY
10/29 – The Shacklewell Arms, London, UK
10/30 – The Shacklewell Arms, London, UK
11/03 – London Calling Festival – Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
11/04 – TBC, Paris, France
11/05 – AB Club, Brussels, Belgium
11/09 – Rough Trade East In store, London, UK
11/10 – In store, Bristol, UK
