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The Servant

from The Servant by Those Unfortunates

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Those Unfortunates are a London four-piece who write songs aiming for the wit and warmth of The Kinks, Television Personalities and Syd Barrett. The Servant/Saturday is their fourth single proper, and their second for Stereogram Recordings.

On The Servant, they visit another of their favourite themes – drawing from the Harold Pinter-screenplayed, Joseph Losey-directed film of the same name, starring Dirk Bogarde, James Fox, Wendy Craig and Sarah Miles. A 60’s classic, alongside Losey's others with Bogarde - Victim and Accident, this release finds Those Unfortunates in a slightly darker place than previous release, the chirpy yet literate Letter Writing Man.

The intro is reminiscent of Television in their Brian Eno-produced demos on the Double Exposure bootleg from 1974. In certain places there are echoes of neo-psychedelia in places, akin to The 13th Floor Elevators. At others they are back at home in Television Personalities’ mode, but at their most desperate sounding, circa The Painted Word. My Dark Places indeed.

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from The Servant, released September 30, 2016
All music and lyrics written, arranged and produced by Those Unfortunates

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Stereogram Recordings Edinburgh, UK

We are an Edinburgh based record label run by JEREMY THOMS with press and PR by journalist INNES REEKIE.
Artist roster includes LOUISE McCORKINDALE, CHRIS REEVE,
THE VINTAGE CALVINOS, THE CATHODE RAY, JAMES KING & THE LONEWOLVES, ROY MOLLER, ST.CHRISTOPHER MEDAL, THE FABULOUS ARTISANS, BAND OF HOLY JOY, LOLA IN SLACKS, NEW LEAF, MILTON STAR, THE EASTERN SWELL, STOOR and THOSE UNFORTUNATES ... more

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