Litter Return With Contrasting Albums “Vignettes Of Despondency / A Life Alimentary”

After an 8 year sabbatical Litter are back with a new album Vignettes of Despondency / A Life Alimentaire. The idea and passion project of Matt Downey (Death Mattel / Cousin Betty) formed via contributions from home studios as distant as Philadelphia, Japan and all over Australia. Litter’s new album features ten original works in two different treatments, punk and jazz, making it a two-headed beast. Collated and produced by Jason Whalley at the Pet Food Factory, the project, largely built on file-sharing, was one of few to find a serendipitous relationship with a world in pandemic lockdown. Skilful arrangements and reimagined genius by Andrew Scott and played by The Pocket Trio, the flip side of this album, a sonically diametrical departure from its punk side.

“I had to know for myself if the content would work across my two loves… since both genres started as feared ugly ducklings, it stood to reason that it might just work. I think Nina Simone had as much venom and verve as any punk artist, in many respects she has been the greatest influence for this project”

Lead single, Hate Will Own You, did the rounds on radio internationally and both the Jazz and Punk versions received favourable press. Unplanned but perfectly timed for release on Halloween; contributing to the Horror-spoofing music video for the lead single, Vignettes of Despondency/A Life Alimentaire is one of the few albums where there is potential to “please (more than) half the people”.