Hurrah! Another Year, Surely This One Will Be Better Than the Last; The Inexorable March of Progress Will Lead Us All to Happiness

Hurrah! Another Year, Surely This One Will Be Better Than the Last; The Inexorable March of Progress Will Lead Us All to Happiness
EP by
Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies
Released2004
RecordedMarch–May 2004
GenrePost-rock
Length31:31
LabelFierce Panda Records
ProducerAnt Theaker
Alternative cover of EP

Hurrah! Another Year, Surely This One Will Be Better Than the Last; The Inexorable March of Progress Will Lead Us All to Happiness is the 2004 EP by post-rock band Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies.[1][2]

It was later re-released in 2005 with two new tracks and a video for "Ores".

It was recorded between March 23, 2004 and May 7, 2004, in various places across London. It was released in a cardboard cover held in place with a pin, containing a poster, and was limited to 2000 copies. The EP is dedicated to the memory of Jimmi Lawrence, late guitarist of the now-defunct Hope of the States.

British music newspaper NME chose it as "one of 11 albums with ludicrously lengthy titles,[3]

British wrestler Zack Sabre Jr. paid tribute to this EP by naming one of his signature moves after this EP.[4]

Track listing

  1. "The Pitch and Yaw of Satellites" – 9:32
  2. "A Little Late He Staggered Through the Door and Into Her Eyes" – 6:08
  3. "Recovery Speak" – 7:26
  4. "...Spooks the Horse" – 8:25

Re-release track listing

  1. "The Pitch and Yaw of Satellites" – 9:32
  2. "A Little Late He Staggered Through the Door and Into Her Eyes" – 6:08
  3. "Recovery Speak" – 7:26
  4. "...Spooks the Horse" – 8:25
  5. "Ores" – 4:00
  6. "...Spooks the Horse" (65daysofstatic remix) – 4:15
  • Ores (video)

Personnel

  • Andrew Mears – guitar, vocals
  • Alan English – guitar/electronics
  • Stephen Hammond – bass
  • Graeme Murray – drums
  • The Broken Throats – backing vocals on "A Little Late He Staggered Through the Door and Into Her Eyes"
  • Jonny Farrell – saxophone on "Recovery Speak"

References

  1. ^ "DrownedInSound: Review by Mark Dver -- Hurrah! Another year... (4 August 2004)". Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. ^ RoomThirteen.com: Review of Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies album
  3. ^ NME: Go Long! 11 Albums With Ludicrously Lengthy Titles
  4. ^ "Hurrah! Another Year, Surely This One Will Be Better Than the Last; The Inexorable March of Progress Will Lead Us All To Happiness". Twitter. Retrieved August 1, 2018.