Sandman (LP) by Trudy and the Romance

Bustin’ out of Liverpool, UK, Trudy and The Romance are ready to woo with the mutant 50s pop and self-declared alligator rock-n-roll of their eagerly-anticipated album Sandman.

The release drives forth the dreamboat pop of their prior “Junkyard Jazz” EP through its Spector rhythms, whilst incorporating the album’s nods to Jonathan Richman, Louis Prima, Brian Wilson’s wall of sound, film composers Henry Mancini and Bernard Herrmann, and the golden age of Disney.

Recorded with producer David Pye (Wild Beasts), Sandman draws the listener further into the trio’s colorful world, and follows the latest escapades of its central protagonist, little Johnny, and his inner turmoil. “It’s a coming of age tale about asking for your innocence back. It’s a breakup album and loosely based on the hero’s journey,” Olly says. Rocking and reeling through dreamy harmonies and dazzling guitars it’s everything good pop music should be – catchy, clever and brimming with curiously wonderful characters in Trudy’s inimitable realistic-cartoon narrative.

Tracklist

1.	My Baby's Gone Away	3:32

2.	Sandman	2:57

3.	The Crying Girl	3:11

4.	Doghouse	2:59

5.	That's Not Me	3:30

6.	Sand Orchestra	0:54

7.	Lullabye	0:43

8.	Midnight's Blue Girl	2:58

9.	The Hopeless Romantic	3:10

10.	Candy Coloured	2:38

11.	The Original Doo-Wop Spacemen	3:31

12.	Blue World	4:25

Credits

released May 24, 2019

Produced by David Pye

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