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Adult Books

Adult Books is the brainchild of Los Angeles-based writer and multi-instrumentalist Nick Winfrey. With the help of childhood friends Sina Salessi (drums) and Alex Galindo (guitar/synth), Winfrey crafts lyric-driven dark pop gems that recall the hook-heavy guitar work of Johnny Marr, the just-below-the-collar angst of Mission of Burma, and the doomsday bellow of early Echo and the Bunnymen.

After a well-received string of bedroom demos and cassettes, Adult Books released their first full-length album, ​Running from the Blows​, in 2016, trading in their previous home-recorded sounds for a cleaned-up act that allowed Winfrey’s pop savvy and understated lyrical wit to shine through. Two years of heavy touring followed, after which Winfrey found himself both burned out and uninspired by the business of music.

Following a much-needed hiatus, Adult Books is finally ready to share new songs​, recorded with Jonny Bell (Crystal Antlers). First new single ‘Innocence’ is out on October 22nd, 2020.

‘A complex spin off of the punk surf rock scene – there’s a distinct New Order era influence’ The Fader

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Adult Books – Grecian Urn (LP)

CHF12.00

Vinyl LP of sophomore album by LA based post punk band ‘Adult Books’.

Following a much-needed hiatus, Adult Books is finally ready to share their ​sophomore LP, ‘Grecian Urn’​​.​ Recorded with ​Jonny Bell (Crystal Antlers) and mastered by Dave Cooley (Ariel Pink, Animal Collective, J Dilla)​, ‘G​recian Urn’​​​ was crafted over the course of nearly two years; however, the seeds of the album were sown more than a decade earlier. When sitting down to write ​​​Grecian Urn​​​, Winfrey revisited old demos, forgotten voice memos and unfinished fragments of songs to create something wholly new.

Tracklisting:
1. Innocence
2. Receiver
3. Grecian Urn
4. Holiday
5. Florence
6. 100 Dreams
7. Apologies
8. Cassy
9. Adriatics
10. Sparrows On The Razor Wire

Adult Books – Grecian Urn (CD)

CHF7.00

CD of the sophomore album ‘Grecian Urn’ by LA based post punk band ‘Adult Books’. Out on March 26th, 2021.

Following a much-needed hiatus, Adult Books is finally ready to share their ​sophomore LP, ‘Grecian Urn’​​.​ Recorded with ​Jonny Bell (Crystal Antlers) and mastered by Dave Cooley (Ariel Pink, Animal Collective, J Dilla)​, ‘G​recian Urn’​​​ was crafted over the course of nearly two years; however, the seeds of the album were sown more than a decade earlier. When sitting down to write ​​​Grecian Urn​​​, Winfrey revisited old demos, forgotten voice memos and unfinished fragments of songs to create something wholly new.

Tracklisting:
1. Innocence
2. Receiver
3. Grecian Urn
4. Holiday
5. Florence
6. 100 Dreams
7. Apologies
8. Cassy
9. Adriatics
10. Sparrows On The Razor Wire

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