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Fire in the Rose Garden

by Night Lunch

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    releases October 20, 2023

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1.
My Love Is a Rebel
2.
I Think You Love Her More Than Me
3.
Bad Romance
4.
Roses in the Sun
5.
Tonight
6.
Junkyard of Love
7.
Flames of Love 02:28
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Stomach turning You feel sick Try and you try To restrict Tell yourself all those lies No, they just don’t stick It’s love It’s love It’s love It’s love Pins and needles It’s not fair Try to deny That you care But you’re vulnerable Nervous and scared It’s love It’s love It’s love It’s love 'Cause all and all it’s your desire You can’t put out a heart on fire You can’t douse the flames of love 'Cause even when the fire’s dying Even when the sparks ain’t flying You can’t put out the flames of love –
8.
God Bless the One I Love 03:46
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God bless the one I love God bless the one I love God bless the one I love God bless the one I love God bless the mountains And all the flowers And every minute And every hour God bless the one I love God bless the one I love God bless the one I love God bless the one I love God bless the ocean And all the seals The sharks and dolphins The way I feel God bless the one I love God bless the one I love God bless the one I love God bless the one I love God bless the one I love God bless the one I love God bless the one I love God bless the one I love –
9.
Strange Behavior
10.
Hangman

about

Songs from Night Lunch’s Fire in the Rose Garden (October 20th, 2023 via Mothland) could be described as lush flowers under the neon lights of a derelict metropolitan strip. On this sophomore long-player, the Montréal off-kilter pop outfit unveils chiaroscuro sonic palettes from a forgotten era, fully embracing yester-melodies, their harmonic counterparts, as well as a subdued Wall of Sound gleam shining atop arrangements spanning from early R&B winks all the way to post-punk stare downs.

In sharp contrast with their 60s via the 80s candy pop-informed sound, the four-piece sings about poignant tales of heartbreak and made-up thrillers of deceit, though also offering the occasional positively-charged message of love and trust. Whether playfully lamenting amorous debacles or solemnly rejoicing in cathartic joy, Night Lunch deals in advanced escapism, engaging with fantasies from a parallel timeline where love is an almighty fire, matching tattoos replace wedding rings, and roses grow in luxuriant landfills under the midnight Sun.

As an arbor to such imagery, Fire in the Rose Garden’s production is all at once genuinely simple and strangely over-the-top, showcasing immaculate, yet supple grooves for the bass to walk on, elaborate harmonic cathedrals where vocal, keyboard and guitar melodies linger along delicate streams of reverberation. The self-produced album sees Night Lunch unearth their D.I.Y. roots, all the while finding ephemeral peace amidst testing times.

credits

releases October 20, 2023

Produced, arranged, composed & performed by Night Lunch
Saxophone on “My Love Is a Rebel” by Mitch Davis
Violin on “Hangman” by Lisa Maria
Recorded by Wes MacNeil at Cool Guy Studio in Montréal, Canada
& by John McColgan at JMC Studio in Montréal, Canada
Mixed by Luca Matteucci at Redroom Recording Studio in Pisa, Italy
Mastered by Nik Kozub
Artwork by Aya Miyake
Photography by Aabid Youssef

© 2023. Night Lunch. All rights reserved.
℗ 2023. Night Lunch, under exclusive license to Mothland.

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Night Lunch Montreal, Québec

The musical escapades of Night Lunch elegantly evade the standard tropes of modern indie music by dint of a verve that’s just quirky enough to deceive the unsuspecting ear. In the shadowy corners of a city where sin never sleeps, the bunch writes clair-obscur pop songs, in essence, engaging with romantic themes as well as with phantasmagorical imagery. ... more

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