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Dying To Go / What A Pity What A Shame

by Spice World

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about

Spice Worlds art practice takes place on stolen land. These songs were written and recorded on the gorgeous boodja of the Whadjuk Noongar people of which sovereignty was never ceded. Spice World would like to acknowledge elders past present emerging.

Spice World are a 4-piece band formed on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja (Fremantle, WA) for a one-night-only performance in early 2021 before their drummer Julia had to rush back to Melbourne a few days later. This performance was surprisingly well-received and so Spice World continued with occasional shows, sometimes in a more soft-edged trio format. When Julia returned to Perth for a Christmas visit in 2021 they decided to capture the sound of the band in full. But time was running out before Julia had to leave again - so, they set up for a day of recording in their living room. With little knowledge of recording a band, their upcoming debut album 'There's No I In Spice World' was recorded all completely live in just 5 hours.

Endearingly scrappy, Spice World perform DIY, ad-hoc pop music that is sometimes sad and sometimes silly, but always offered in earnest. They bring a punk mindset and laissez faire approach to sun-drenched kitchen table music. Join in whenever you want!

This single 'Dying To Go' / 'What A Pity What A Shame' is the first offering from the debut album, set for release in January 2023 through Tenth Court (Australia / Rest of World) & Meritorio Records (Europe / North America)

SPICE WORLD are Jonny Burrows, Lyndon Blue, Julia Suddenly. and Rhian Todhunter. Jonny and Lyndon live together at the Wood Street house where the album was recorded, and songs are often created collaboratively during idle moments around the house. Spice World is a group project that operates solely through the joy of working together and the magic of collaboration. Playfulness and friendship are at the heart of this band!

“Dying to Go”
'Dying to Go' is also known to the band as "the Spice world theme song" - the first song written collaboratively by Jonny and Lyndon for the project (in summertime on the front verandah), it also gave the band its name. 'Dying to Go' a bright, careening guitar-pop daydream about listening to 'Spice Up Your Life' by Spice Girls and feeling inspired to fake your own death in an attempt to escape your life.

“What A Pity What A Shame”
Written by Jonny and Lyndon late one night on the couch, this stop-start lament dwells in the melancholy feeling of something ending as soon as it begins, and how the chaotic rhythms of momentum and stagnation permeate our weird, unscripted lives. Featuring lilting, interweaving guitars, ghostly drum accompaniment and big bittersweet singalongs, it's a typically idiosyncratic track from Spice World to mark their debut release.

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released September 16, 2022

Mastered and Mixed by Mikey Young
Cover Art by Anthony Coleman
Design by Lyndon Blue

Jonny Burrows ~ Guitar/Vocals
Lyndon Blue ~ Guitar/Vocals/Violin
Rhian Toddhunter ~ Bass/Vocals
Julia Suddenly ~ Drums/Vocals

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Spice World are a 5-piece band formed on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja (Fremantle, WA). They are are Jonny Burrows, Lyndon Blue, Julia Suddenly, Rhian Todhunter, and Layla Martin . Endearingly scrappy, Spice World perform DIY, ad-hoc pop music that is sometimes sad and sometimes silly, but always offered in earnest. ... more

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