ADULT by Fantasy Land
“Take my head out from my arse”
Fantasy Land are David deBarra, Jack Sheehan and Isabel Gordon.
Formed sometime in the temporal non-space of lockdown, this trio of pals spent months holed up in a DIY cabin-studio, surrounded by bog, making what would become their debut album: ADULT. This is the first concerted attempt to capture Fantasy Land in recorded form, building on a smattering of acapella single releases and outlandish performances around Glasgow.
ADULT expresses a many great things: that madness is the truth of knowledge (an absurd concept in itself), that dischord is the well of cadence, that contemporary pastoral (‘folk’?) is as much a car-window donk as a reverb-setting on a ukulele, that the mating life of Daddy Long Legs deserves greater consideration in the ballad tradition.
To put it (better) in their own words:
~~~~~ FANTASY LAND offers you, the “discovered” tribes, a distinctly Celtic transmission; traversing and
transforming the whole, broad, entire history of recorded music into carefully crafted absurdist, utilitarian ditties to soundtrack your chores and your commutes, your dinner parties and your afters, your scags and your funerals.
You’ll never have to listen to another band again! And someday you can hand down the music to your children. ~~~~~
ADULT arrives as a limited edition cassette run of 100, with photography by Luke Winter, artwork by the band and accompanying cryptic crossword designed by Jack. Fantasy Land celebrate the release with a launch party on April 1st in Glasgow, followed by a tour and acapella album project in the summer.
Tracklist
| 1. | Some Shite | 4:43 |
| 2. | Fuzzy Puppies | 5:29 |
| 3. | Red Car Pet | 4:08 |
| 4. | Windswept Cunts | 4:13 |
| 5. | Chances | 3:32 |
| 6. | Sgt Lonely | 3:52 |
| 7. | All The Way There | 5:46 |
| 8. | Happy As Alkies | 4:32 |
| 9. | Cycling On The Rag | 3:05 |
| 10. | Sound Of The Summer | 5:12 |
| 11. | Hang Me Up | 3:26 |
| 12. | When You Got It Done (Bonus) | 3:40 |
