{"id":21407,"date":"2016-04-29T12:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T16:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=21407"},"modified":"2016-04-28T07:59:21","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T11:59:21","slug":"label-obscura-reissue-manon-meurt-debut-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=21407","title":{"rendered":"Label Obscura to reissue Manon Meurt debut EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Upstart Canadian imprint\u00a0Label Obscura\u00a0has announced the vinyl reissue of the debut EP by Czech Republic shoegaze\/ noise pop quartet\u00a0Manon Meurt, making it available in North America for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Manon Meurt have played alongside\u00a0The Raveonettes, The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, LSD and the Search for God, and\u00a0My Bloody Valentine. During the soundcheck for the latter, while Kevin Shields was still in the locker room, MBV&#8217;s sound engineer actually complained that Manon Meurt were playing too loud.<\/p>\n<p>Manon Meurt is\u00a0Vojtech Pej\u0161a\u00a0(guitar, vocals),\u00a0K\u00e1ta Elznicov\u00e1\u00a0(vocals, guitar),\u00a0Jir\u00ed Bendl\u00a0(drums) and\u00a0Jana Karl\u00edkov\u00e1\u00a0(bass guitar, giggler). They hail from the small Czech town of Rakovnik, located just outside of the capital, Prague. Inspired by the British shoegaze movement of the early 90s, bands such as\u00a0My Bloody Valentine, Lush, Ride\u00a0and\u00a0Slowdive\u00a0have clearly helped shape the band&#8217;s sound.<\/p>\n<p>Originally self-released on vinyl in their native country in autumn 2014, this self-titled 6-track 12-inch record sold out shortly after its initial release and now fetches upwards of $50 USD via Discogs.<\/p>\n<p>This debut album shows the band in a number of different musical moods, from the rollicking opener <em>To Forget<\/em> to the dreamy atmospherics of both <em>&#8217;94<\/em> and <em>Until You Can<\/em> and the show-stopping B-side closer <em>Blue Bird<\/em>, nicely bringing the album to a close and foreshadowing what lies ahead for this exciting new band. Watch the video for <em>To Forget<\/em> via YouTube below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UzEwyN5cXc0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Label Obscura, as a website and record label, was created with the goal of shining a light on some of their favourite labels, bands, and albums from the past and present, with a focus on indie rock that never got a vinyl release or is currently out of print.<\/p>\n<p>This reissue will be limited to 200 copies on white vinyl in North America, and will be available through the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.labelobscura.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">label&#8217;s website<\/a>\u00a0and via select independent record retailers on May 6, 2016. All copies come packaged with a high quality plastic inner sleeve and a digital download card. It is also available digitally via the label&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/labelobscura.bandcamp.com\/album\/manon-meurt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Bandcamp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21410 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/a0183925016_2.jpg?resize=205%2C205\" alt=\"Manon Meurt EP cover\" width=\"205\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/a0183925016_2.jpg?w=350 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/a0183925016_2.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/a0183925016_2.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/a0183925016_2.jpg?resize=144%2C144 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><br \/>\nTrack list:<br \/>\n<\/strong>1. To Forget<br \/>\n2. Glowing Cityscape<br \/>\n3. &#8217;94<br \/>\n4. Until You Can<br \/>\n5. In These Eyes<br \/>\n6. Blue Bird<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nBohemian\u00a0tour dates:<br \/>\n<\/strong>April 30 &#8211; Cheb, CZ &#8211;\u00a0Jazz Rock Caf\u00e9<br \/>\nMay 3 &#8211; Kladno,\u00a0CZ &#8211;\u00a0Auto da F\u00e9<br \/>\nMay 4 &#8211; \u00a0Prague,\u00a0CZ &#8211;\u00a0Most Legi\u00ed &#8211; Ponton (open air)<br \/>\nMay 5 &#8211; Brno, CZ &#8211; TBA<br \/>\nMay 6 &#8211; Beroun, CZ &#8211; Metro Club<br \/>\nMay 7 &#8211; Rakovn\u00edk,\u00a0CZ &#8211;\u00a0Adolf Engel caf\u00e9\/bistro (open air)<\/p>\n<p><strong>British\u00a0tour dates<\/strong>\u00a0(with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/garrettklahnmusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Garrett Klahn<\/a>):<br \/>\nMay 18 &#8211; Kingston &#8211; The Fighting Cocks<br \/>\nMay 19 &#8211; Cardiff &#8211; Clwb Ifor Bach<br \/>\nMay 20 &#8211; Glasgow &#8211; The Broadcast<br \/>\nMay 21 &#8211; Wrexham &#8211; Rewind<br \/>\nMay 22 &#8211; Plymouth &#8211; The Underground<br \/>\nMay 23 &#8211; Milton Keynes &#8211; The Craufurd Arms<br \/>\nMay 24 &#8211; Birmingham &#8211; The Rainbow<br \/>\nMay 25 &#8211; London &#8211; The Islington<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Upstart Canadian imprint\u00a0Label Obscura\u00a0has announced the vinyl reissue of the debut EP by Czech Republic shoegaze\/ noise pop quartet\u00a0Manon Meurt, making it available in North <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=21407\" title=\"Label Obscura to reissue Manon Meurt debut EP\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21408,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,23,25,28,30,1907,31],"tags":[438,4672,4674,964,1046,4673],"class_list":["post-21407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-live","category-music","category-new-release","category-news","category-noise","tag-ep","tag-label-obscura","tag-manon-meurt","tag-reissue","tag-shoegaze","tag-to-forget"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Manon_Meurt_live1.jpg.png?fit=425%2C254","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-5zh","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26881,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=26881","url_meta":{"origin":21407,"position":0},"title":"The Nils&#8217; 1987 cult classic power-pop album reissued by Label Obscura","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"September 21, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"To celebrate the\u00a030th anniversary of The Nils' 1987 debut LP,\u00a0Label Obscura has announced that they'll reissue a deluxe remastered LP, available on vinyl for the first time in decades on October 14th. 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