The Nudie Suits

Try the BEST MySpace Editor and MySpace Backgrounds at MySpace Toolbox !.. width="425" height="350" ..Its been two years since Songbook the Nudie Suits first album, but the wait is finally over. Written and produced by singer/guitarist Mark Lyons, the new album Sweetacres is a scrapbook of psycho-nostalgic tunes recalling a childhood spent in the West Auckland suburb of Avondale. Its palette swings from the folk-pop feel many fans think of as the Nudies sound, to lush arrangements reminiscent of FM rock radio of the 1970s, and many points in-between.The striking coloured-pencil artwork, also by Mark, presents a guided tour of the geographical locations that inspired each particular song, from the beloved corner dairy At The Old Dairy to the confectionary factory Sweetacres that gives the album its name. The enclosed booklet also features childhood snapshots and newspaper clippings of prize-winning sketches by Mark from the Sunday News childrens page.Since returning from three years spent in Melbourne (perhaps the motivation for writing songs about childhood and home), the Nudie Suits core members Mark Lyons, Dionne Taylor (steel guitar) and Tam Taylor (violin/keyboards) have enjoyed numerous support slots in the past year or two including Cat Power, Jolie Holland, Ken Stringfellow, Calvin Johnson, Wild Billy Childish, The Mountain Goats, The Magic Numbers and Kelley Stoltz. They have also been joined by a new rhythm section Rob Collins (bass) and Ivan Hyphen Johnston (drums).The Nudie Suits debut album Songbook received excellent reviews Something of tremendous, charm and enormous vitality. - Chris Knox, Real Groove Magazine. The Nudie Suits have strong enough songs to lift them above being just another bunch of too cute irony-singers. Grant Smithies, The Sunday Star Times. exudes the vintage charm and warm glow of an antique valve radio. Russel Baillie The N.Z. Herald.Their sophomore effort Sweetacres is sure to prove a worthy successor to Songbook with its sublime harmonies, crackling steel guitar solos and phantasmagorical artwork. Not to mention some fantastic new songs!