{"id":11054,"date":"2024-07-03T23:04:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T22:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=11054"},"modified":"2024-07-08T23:09:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T22:09:55","slug":"the-courettes-release-sunny-new-single-california-ahead-of-fourth-album-and-uk-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=11054","title":{"rendered":"The Courettes release sunny new single California ahead of fourth album and UK dates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Garage-rockers <strong>The Courettes<\/strong> have today released a new single and confirmed an autumn UK tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>California <\/em>contains two new tracks on red 7in vinyl, giving a tantalising glimpse of fresh music from the Danish-Brazilian duo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s the latest taste of their long-awaited fourth album, <em>The Soul Of The Fabulous Courettes<\/em>, which is due on September 27 on Damaged Goods Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll sensations promise to sound bigger and better than ever before as they add to the blistering ramalama that\u2019s seen them go down a storm at venues and festivals across the UK, Europe, USA and Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hitting the sweet spot straddling garage rock, girl groups and doo-wop, The Courettes build on the momentum of last album <em>Back In Mono<\/em> with a collection of songs that opens up their sonic scope while confronting dark, emotional matter.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/the-courettes-california-cover-1024x1024.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/the-courettes-california-cover.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/the-courettes-california-cover.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/the-courettes-california-cover.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/the-courettes-california-cover.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/the-courettes-california-cover.jpg?resize=560%2C560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/the-courettes-california-cover.jpg?w=1181&amp;ssl=1 1181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the hip-trembling single <em>Shake!<\/em> earlier this year, The Courettes return with <em>California <\/em>b\/w <em>Run Run Runaway<\/em>. Both songs feature on the album in slightly different form, and both include guest vocals from La La Brooks, legendary vocalist with New York girl group The Crystals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<em>California <\/em>is a song we wrote on our first tour in California last year,\u201d explains guitarist and singer Flavia Couri. \u201cWe wanted to bring all the sunshine and some psychedelic vibes from The Byrds, the Laurel Canyon, and tons of 12-string guitars to our songwriting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;But somehow the lyrics kept some black clouds. It talks about traveling and leaving your loved ones behind. Any musician on the road can relate to this. Although you can have a great time around the world, you\u2019re always missing someone. 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