Savage Mansion - The Shakes

A driving, danceable slice of motorik synth-pop inspired by the Flying Burrito Brothers and Arthur Russell’s book Buddhist Bubblegum, ‘The Shakes’ is the title track from Glasgow-based slanted indie-rock five-piece Savage Mansion’s forthcoming new album. Released as part of Lost Map’s PostMap Club subscription service in the month of February and available now via digital services, it’s the latest taste of the band’s thrilling fourth album, which will be released on limited-edition 12” vinyl and digital services on February 16, 2024. Recorded live to tape with minimal overdubs at Analogue Catalogue Studios in Newry, Northern Ireland, The Shakes is Savage Mansion’s most exciting record yet – a set of 11 songs which better than ever capture the explosive live energy of a band whose best gig is always their next gig, rooted in a deep well of emotion, and the rigorously thought-through reasoning of writers thoroughly in love with their influences.

“It’s funny hearing where this got to,” says singer Craig Angus of ‘The Shakes’. “It began as a kinda Flying Burrito Brothers type thing, with very different verses. Something in the chorus suggested it could be rewritten as a more insistent, driven, borderline danceable thing. The weird guitar harmony at the end was an accident borne of me being a sloppy player.

Guitarist Andrew Macpherson adds: “I read a book about Arthur Russell called Buddhist Bubblegum that focuses on how his esoteric and Buddhist practices were an integral part of his songwriting process. The idea of having systems and chunks of ideas that you would repeatedly refer back to was a big influence on my approach on the album and I feel it strongly here.”

Tracklist:

Myths Persist
In The Garden
Present Tense
Autofiction
O Sister
The Shakes
Night School
There Goes My Habit
The Way Out
Total Colombia
The Second Life