***Coventry, England's The Primitives return following up last year's massive hit EP 'Don't Know Where to Start' with a new two song 7" single "I Won't Care" b/w "Everybody Needs Somebody to Hate." Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records is doing the honors of pressing this single up and getting it out into the world. The sleeve is a three color screen-printed fold-over sleeve and the vinyl comes with a download card. The artwork and color combo is a nod to the band's third single "Stop Killing Me" from 1987. "I Won't Care '' is a perfect slice of dreamy indiepop goodness with an effortless Tracy vocal and a guitar hook that will get stuck in your head for days. "Everybody Needs Somebody to Hate '' is an acoustic track with Paul taking the vocal. Limited to a one time pressing so don't miss out. For fans of Camera Obscura, Heavenly, Dolly Mixture, c86.
7" $7.85
05/17/2024
***As we enter the fall season, the weather is turning cooler and grayer, but UK’s THE PRIMITIVES have something to warm your heart and get your feet moving. HHBTM is proud to present the band’s latest single and first new material in five years. “Don’t Know Where To Start” is a three minute blast of pure pop perfection; with its organ-driven melody and vocalist TRACY TRACY's superb singing, we’re equally reminded of the late Ronnie Spector and The Muffs’ Kim Shattuck. In other words, “Don’t Know Where To Start” ticks all the Primitives’ pop charm boxes for those who know. It’s followed by the moody punk edge of “Till I’m Alive,” sung by PAUL COURT. Also included is a live recording of “Panic,” taken from the band’s 2017 Part Time Punks session. The single closes with a fuzzy acoustic version of “Don’t Know Where To Start.” The Primitives won hearts and minds in 1988 with their debut album Lovely and its Top Ten UK hit single, “Crash.” They would have more charting singles over the course of the next four years, releasing two further albums before disbanding in 1992. They reformed in 2009 and have since released two albums and a handful of singles. This single is something of a one-off, a single released because the band felt they had some good songs that deserved to be heard—and they’re right, it does deserve to be heard. While next year is still months away, but 2023 will be the 35th anniversary...
12" $18.50
01/20/2023