Catatonia - International Velvet (National Album Day 2023)Pre Order. Released 13th October International Velvet is the second album by Welsh band Catatonia. It was the band's breakthrough, reaching number 1 in the UK Albums Chart. LP1 Side One 1. Mulder and Scully 2. Game On 3. I Am The Mob 4. Road Rage 5. Johnny Come Lately 6. Goldfish And Paracetamol Side Two 1. International Velvet 2. Why I Cant Stand One Night Stands 3. Part Of The Furniture 4. Dont Need The Sunshine 5. Strange Glue 6. My Selfish Gene

It's an album about trying to stay creative and passionate and making the most of everything in spite of the many obstacles that get in the way

'Darling Arithmetic'

but despite the evident influence of American guitar pop both past & present

Still embryonic in the most exciting way that that can be

Available on indies-only Water Spirits coloured vinyl

Available on 180g LP pressed at Optimal includes DL & artworked inner & 12”x36” fold-out art insert of production stills from the dance piece

‘Every Defeat a Divorce (Three Lions)’ serves as a reminder of the dust gathering thicker in the England men's football team’s trophy cabinet

is a perfect encapsulation of the band’s second album: dreamlike and beautiful

He was even holding a flower for Mother Superior

‘One Day At A Time’ is released on limited edition spearmint green vinyl with printed inner sleeve

forever-lively guitar lines and shimmering strings

a Finnish imprint belonging to Tommi Grönlund and Mika Vainio's Sähkö Recordings which came to fame in the 1990s on the strength of its uncompromising minimalist sound