BLEAK SQUAD - Black And White / A Suitcase In Berlin 7"

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Following the release of 'Strange Love'; an album and (super-natural) group that seemingly appeared out of nowhere this year, Bleak Squad (Adalita / Mick Turner / Mick Harvey / Marty Brown) have announced their swift follow up, in form of a two track 7".

"Sometimes in life you have to make tough choices. And so it was with these two tracks "Black And White" and "Suitcase In Berlin". Recorded during the sessions for 'Strange Love' they were both just as equally loved as the other tracks - but there’s only so many minutes of music one can fit on a record and album track orders are mysterious beasts, and one popped out that sadly hadn't included these two songs. 

"Suitcase in Berlin" is Bleak Squads version of an old Marlene Dietrich song: "Ich Hab’ Noch Einen Koffer in Berlin". Translated and arranged by Mick Harvey and actually the second version of it that Mick has recorded.

"Black and White" has origins from an instrumental created by Mick Turner, with lyrics by Adalita, and demonstrates the potency of Bleak Squad being able to craft something that is so loose and shambolic but nuanced, that ends up sounding like it was always meant to be."