- 2023-07-31
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MUSIC
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Spearmint Announces New Album “This Candle Is For You”, Shares New Song “Melody's Mother's Jam”
London-based indie-pop band Spearmint, consisting of Shirley Lee (vocals/guitar), James Parsons (guitar/bass), Simon Calnan (keyboards) and Ronan Larvor (drums), has announced their new album “This Candle Is For You” will be released on November 17, 2023.
It is their first album in two years since the 2021 album “Holland Park”.
Shirley Lee said of the album, “We started off just wanting to make an album that would stand alongside our last one ‘Holland Park’, but it ended up surprising us - we love it!”
From the album, the band unveiled a new song “Melody's Mother's Jam” on July 28, 2023.
The track was written by Shirley Lee and produced by Rhodri Marsden.
Shirley Lee said of the song, “Several years ago, Jim and I stayed over with a very nice couple in their flat while we were on tour – we were really grateful for their hospitality (thank-you!). In the morning, they treated us to breakfast which included some particularly delicious jam to go with the toast. We pointed out how nice the jam was and asked where we could get it.”- He continued, “They replied, 'There’s no more Melanie’s mother’s jam... because there’s no more Melanie’s mother.' We didn’t really know what to say at the time, but it very much stuck in our minds. We tried to write a song about it quite soon after that, but it failed.”
He added, “Then a few months ago, I was deep in the process of writing this album and thinking of my own sister Melody and how memories of her could be preserved, but also inevitably gradually run out. Strangely, that day Jim texted me 'There’s no more Melanie’s mother’s jam.' I’d forgotten about it... and then the song came together quite quickly”. - source : Apple Music
