{"product_id":"brenda-bath-time","title":"Brenda- Bath Time { VINYL LP }","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrenda (Hudson Whitlock of Surprise Chef \/ Karate Boogaloo \/ The Pro-Teens) presents new album 'Bath Time', a suite of heartbreaking, cinematic indie-soul ballads from the hotbed of Melbourne, Australia.\r\n\r\nBrenda encompasses the left-field soul sensibilities for which Whitlock has come to be recognised in cult instrumental groups Surprise Chef, Karate Boogaloo and The Pro-Teens, alongside heartfelt, introspective lyricism delivered in a sincere, delicate falsetto. Stylistically, lines can be drawn to the 1960s sweet soul ballads of The Delfonics, Jean-Claude Vannier's vivid arrangements for Serge Gainsbourg, and, of course, the unmistakable flavour of Melbourne's cinematic soul movement à la other Whitlock exploits Surprise Chef and Karate Boogaloo.\r\n\r\n'Bath Time' contains ten entrancingly melancholic ballads that earnestly express Whitlock's dramatic indie-soul sensibilities; encompassing the classically introspective nature of the poetic lyricist and the idiosyncratic use of soulful instrumental arrangements. The songs encompass themes of old romantic habits dying hard, familial rifts and unrequited love.\r\n\r\nTrue to his modest vagabond nature, Whitlock has 'released' six Brenda albums to date, each uploaded exclusively to bandcamp, gladly resigning the music to the underground. Whilst he created theses albums in solitude, playing each instrument himself, 'Bath Time' sees Whitlock relinquishes the isolationism of previous works in favour of including his trusted inner circle of friends and collaborators: Surprise Chef's Lachlan Stuckey and Jethro Curtin on guitar and keyboard respectively, Karate Boogaloo's Darvid Thor on bass, and production from Henry Jenkins (Surprise Chef, Karate Boogaloo, Frollen Music Library).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Always Want What I Can't Have\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e But You'll Never Leave My Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Take A Hint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Where Did I Go Wrong?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e My Tempo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hardly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Dedicated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Burnin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Give Take\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e UPC \u0026gt; 648564356722 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Format \u0026gt; New Vinyl \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Label \u0026gt; College of Knowledge \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Release Date \u0026gt; Release Date: 8.22.25 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShop online at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AEC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43401319546970,"sku":"648564356722","price":8.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/6107\/2986\/files\/4437584-3408452.jpg?v=1779354173","url":"https:\/\/qbrxip-ki.myshopify.com\/products\/brenda-bath-time","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}