The Beat Surrender

I really do love Cuddly Shark, they have a slightly ramshackle way about their recording on the self titled debut album that leaves you wondering which side of the line they are walking on between, going into the studio with no idea about what they were going to produce / knowing exactly what they were doing in making it sound lo fi…either way it’s a hell of a lot of fun.

Ok so it doesn’t all hang together either confortably or neatly, but that’s just something you’ll have to forgive of an album that jumps between the punk spirit of a track like The Sheriff Of Aspen Bay or the much more measured and leisurely Whiteoaks.

It’s good to see that early tracks like Bowl Of Cherries and Woody Woodpecker have both made it onto the album, but the highlight for me is actually a cover, with Boney Fingers going all Johnny Cash on us in style, with the wonderful lyrics “work your fingers to the bone, what do you get?....boney fingers”.

The Glasgow art punk/hillbilly/folk/indie poppers have done themselves proud with this release, it won’t be for everyone granted, but they can certainly be our little secret if you like!