{"product_id":"634457249400","title":"PRE-ORDER: The Creem \"A Taste of Cherry\" LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS IS A PRE-ORDER: We expect this to ship on or around JUNE 5th, 2026. Any items ordered with this will be held until they can ship together. If you need other items faster please place a separate order for those items. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"aec-product-description\" class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aec-desc-review collapse\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Taste of Cherry is the dialed-in debut from Mike Stroud (previously of Ratatat) \u0026amp; Nick Thorburn (previously of Islands). Born from a deep reverence for song craft and the alchemy of collaboration, The Creem arrives on the scene fully realized, with the two friends channelling years of experience into something immediate and undeniable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCherry is an embarrassment of sweet riches, packed with sticky, instant classics that channel the spirit of bands like the Kinks and ELO. Replete with tender hooks that burrow in your brain like a beetle, wry words that carry your heart to another green world, and mastodonic melodies that rip your face off like a riled up T.Rex .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStroud’s shimmering guitar lines--sharp edged, heart-rending and irresistibly mesmeric--lift the songs skyward, but Thorburn’s earthbound vocals--funny, aching and quietly devastating--bring them back home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe production from Stroud is both glossy and off-the-cuff, with heavenly guitar tones, tasteful cellos, playful vocoders, whip cream percussion, and harmonies that reach for the sublime, like “teenage symphonies to God”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt once familiar and strangely new, the resulting sound from The Creem is timeless and evocative without resorting to cheap nostalgia. In short, A Taste of Cherry is a propulsive debut that grips you tight and never lets go.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pt-2\"\u003estreet date 6\/5\/2026\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"RedEye","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45070109901000,"sku":"634457249400","price":37.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/1337\/2616\/files\/92_7ce3dbdd-011f-4a20-9d5c-0f595705620c.jpg?v=1777594103","url":"https:\/\/1234gorecords.shop\/en-ca\/products\/634457249400","provider":"1-2-3-4 Go! Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}