Date
Sunday 14 October 2007 — Sunday 14 October 2007
Location
Scala
275 Pentonville Road,
London,
N1 9NL,
United Kingdom
Tel: 02078332022
Description
In 2005, acclaimed Glasgow-based artist and writer, David Shrigley produced an LP-sized book of lyrics to imaginary songs called ‘Worried Noodles (The Empty Sleeve)’ for the independent record label Tomlab. The lyrics and drawings making up the book were all drawn and worded in Shrigley’s distinctive mordantly funny style of line drawn cartoons and always bizarre and often disquieting subject matter. Inspired by the deranged quality of the work Tomlab immediately started approaching the crème de la crème and newest bright sparks of the indie rock world to set the lyrics to music.
This October sees the release of a 39 track ‘Worried Noodles’ compilation (2xCD + 104 pg book, 3xLP, released October 15th), boasting full song interpretations of Shrigley’s art by the likes of Franz Ferdinand, Liars, Deerhoof, Scout Niblett, David Byrne, Hot Chip and TV On The Radio to name but a few.
The release of the ‘Worried Noodles’ record in October is a cause of much delight to Shrigley, stating in the Telegraph last month that 'It was a hilarious project for me, because I remember writing all these lyrics, and then over the past nine months I've been getting an MP3 every so often via email of some band singing one of my songs, and the songs are just so stupid, they're hilarious. It's really funny for me, but I'm not sure it'll be funny for anybody else.' This will be put to the test on October 14th at the Scala, London, with the official ‘Worried Noodles’ launch party, seeing many of the artists involved in the project (Hot Chip, Psapp, Max Tundra, James Chadwick, Simon Bookish, Scarlet’s Well, Munch Munch + more TBA) performing a live showcase of the record, alongside some of Shrigley’s artwork from the book and his own animations between the bands. ALL proceeds from the event in support of Amnesty International too.
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