To celebrate the release of Performance’s new album ‘Red Brick Heart‘ we have some copies to give away to you lovely readers!
Having survived major label turbulence, a fractious inter-band romance and the lead singer becoming an internationally-published novelist, Mancunian trio Performance – frontman Joe Stretch, guitarist Laura Marsden and Joe Cross (synths/bass/production) – return with ‘Red Brick Heart’, their brilliant second album.
With ‘Red Brick Heart’ Performance capture the mastery and misery of great British pop: on the surface, the music surges with glittering optimism; beneath that veneer, however, there lurks something deeper and troubled. It’s an irresistible combination, with Laura Marsden and Joe Cross bringing the musical joy to Stretch’s dark, quotable lyrics. This conflict is the essence of the band’s charm. ‘We actually make optimistic music,’ says Joe Cross. ‘But I guess there’s no real happiness without melancholy.’
The album was recorded at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in Wiltshire with producer Cliff Jones (Zero 7, Young Heart Attack, The Golden Virgins), with additional recording at Joe Cross’s Rusholme Gardens Studio, The Works in Stockport and Miloco in London.
If you wanna get your hands on a copy you just have to answer this simple question….
The band recorded at Peter Gabriel’s studios but which of these is a real Peter Gabriel song?
1) Glass Hammer
2) MC Hammer
3) Sledge Hammer
4) Hammer My Face
