The Suburban Homes - Magazine Version

 

  The Surburban Homes are the Swell Maps/Desperate Bicycles influenced diy lo-fi punk band that have seen most of their previous releases featured on here and have always gone down very well when I've played them on the show. It seems as though I'm mistaken but I could have sworn the last time I played them I was told they were splitting up. As today's update will prove, this hasn't been the case though looking on Bandcamp it appears as though they've relocated from West Sussex to Gijon, Spain.

  Even though they're one of my favourite bands and I've loved all their releases, I still know next to nothing about them (I'm not even sure if they're actually a band or a solo project so if anyone does have some info please post it in the comments). A lack of knowledge can be forgiven when I can link to the music. The new reord is titled EP 3 and you can find it on 7" vinyl on Neck Chop Records here :  http://www.drunkensailorrecords.co.uk/products/631412-suburban-homes-ep-3-7-neck-chop (UK) https://thesuburbanhomes.bandcamp.com/album/the-suburban-homes-e-p-3 (US)

  Digitally it's on Bandcamp (along with their previous releases) :  https://thesuburbanhomes.bandcamp.com/album/the-suburban-homes-e-p-3

  Originally it was scheduled as their second ever release but problems with In The Red Records saw it put back several times before eventually being pulled. It's now seen the light of day. The band would one day like to release a Spiral Scratch for the modern era and whilst they doubt this is it, it's still a bloody good critique on our "crappy society." This is the lead track, it rails against the current trend to package everything up in shiny plastic. Glossy sells. "Rock n Roll is dead but they'll give you a cozy alternative....a false sense of rebellion" This is Magazine Version...
 

Suburban Homes - Unemployed

 

  Another old favourite returns to the blog today, West Sussex lo-fi post punks Suburban Homes will soon be releasing a new single. I had heard rumours that they'd split up but happily that doesn't appear to be the case, the single will be called Unemployed and it's due next month on Total Punk Records.

  Their previous releases have all been excellent and they're often compared to classic old post punk bands such as Desperate Bicycles, Mekons and Swell Maps. Those releases were 2014's D.I.Y. ep, 2015's Conformity in The UK single and 2016's  ...Are Bored ep. You can (and should) check them all out here :  https://thesuburbanhomes.bandcamp.com

  Despite it being a couple of years since ...Are Bored, things don't seem to have gotten any better for their frustrated sounding singer. Unable to get a girlfriend due to his lack of ambition, the height of his existence is to play alone in his room. He's totally void, unemployed and feeling suicidal (though he's not even capable of managing to tie a decent knot). The medium is still tedium, he's bored of small talk and on the verge of a breakdown, welcome to suburbia in the UK 2017.

  This is Unemployed.....
 

The Suburban Homes - Conformity In The U.K

  One of my favourite songs of 2014 was D.I.Y. which was a track on the debut single by Crawley lo-fi post punkers The Suburban Homes. I featured it here : http://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/the-suburban-homes-diy.html.

  Today I'm happy to bring you their new single. It's due to be released on September 15th on Total Punk Records and it's really rather good. A Suburban Homes bandcamp page is scheduled to launch in time for the release but the A side is up on the Total Punk page (at a rather offputtingly steep price!) :   https://totalpunkrecords.bandcamp.com/track/conformity-in-the-u-k.

  Earning comparisons with the likes of The Swell Maps, early Mekons and The Pop Rivets, this is a rather splendid critique of modern society. Conformity In The U.K.....

The Suburban Homes - D.I.Y.

 Today sees a band from Crawley, West Sussex ("in the shadow of Gatwick Airport") who are set on confronting the mediocrity and hypocrisy of 21st Century living. The Suburban Homes decided that a good way to alleviate boredom was to get off their arses and record a few songs and so August 2014 saw the release of their debut single, The Suburban Home ep. It came out on Market Square Recordings, limited to 300 copies each of which contained a piece of Izal toilet paper. Thanks to the wonders of the internet you can find the ep here :   http://marketsquarerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/the-suburban-homes-the-suburban-home-e-p .
  With a sound reminiscent of all your favourite lo-fi, post punk bands from yesteryear they aren't afraid to give a lyrical kicking to middle class pricks or pseudo-intellectuals or anyone else who might give them cause to vent their spleen. It's easier than 1-2-3, It's easier than ABC, you can do it yourself......this is track 3 on the ep, it's a call for creativity, it's called D.I.Y, it's a corker, Lend it your ears......