Product Description
RELEASE DATE: 6TH DECEMBER 2024
Leeds indie frontrunners English Teacher announce debut lp ‘This Could Be Texas’. Preceded by initial lp reveals ‘The World’s Biggest Paving Slab’, ‘Nearly Daffodils’ and ‘Mastermind Specialism’, which were all a-listed on the BBC 6 music playlist, English Teacher’s remarkable ascent continues to reach new levels, having completed sold-out debut uk and us headline runs last autumn, following their thrilling debut appearance on Later with…Jools Holland. Announced as independent venue week artist ambassador for 2024. Lead singer Lily Fontaine explains, “I want this album to feel like you’ve gone to space, and it turns out its almost identical to Doncaster. It’s about in-betweens, it’s about home, and it’s about desire paths.” in several songs, Fontaine reflects on growing up as a mixed-race individual in a place, she says, “where many didn’t have any tolerance towards people who are different” in a post-Brexit landscape.
Produced by Marta Salogni (Bjork, Bon Iver, M.I.A.), English Teacher’s ‘Albert Road’ is out now via Island Records and available on all digital platforms.
English Teacher is Lily Fontaine (vocals, rhythm guitar, synth), Douglas Frost (drums, piano, vocals), Nicholas Eden (bass), Lewis Whiting (lead guitar)
Tracklist:
01. Albatross
02. The World’s Biggest Paving Slab
03. Broken Biscuits
04. I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying
05. Mastermind Specialism
06. This Could Be Texas
07. Not Everybody Gets To Go To Space
08. R&B
09. Nearly Daffodils
10. The Best Tears Of Your Life
11. You Blister My Paint
12. Sideboob
13. Albert Road
