Album · 2016 · 9 Songs.

On their second album, the intensely titled Suicide Songs, MONEY appear to have weathered what must have some harrowing sophomore anxieties. The album opens with "I Am the Lord"-a nearly seven-minute long opus involving Indian dilruba, hushed gospel singers, and gently-employed shakers that sounds more like Storm in Heaven-era Verve than the echoey WU LYF squall of their earlier efforts. You are not the same as me/ I'm up there in the clouds," Jamie Lee sings. The cover art of Suicide Songs features a black-and-white photo of Lee with a knife that appears to be balancing on (or slowly burying itself into) his forehead. That image-paired with the record’s oblivion-seeking lyrics-makes for what should be a pretty heavy listen. "I wanted the album to sound like it was ‘coming from death’ which is where these songs emerged," explains Lee in the promo materials).

Money (14) ‎– Suicide Songs. Label: Bella Union ‎– bella518V. Comes with two extra 12" x 12" screen prints. Released with a printed inner sleeve and download coupon for the entire album in MP3 format.

I Am the Lord, 06:21. You Look Like a Sad Painting on Both Sides of the Sky, 03:37.

Manchester band Money’s second album certainly aims big. Drums erupt like cannons, guitars, brass and strings echo around the sky, and the instruments employed appear to include an exploding cathedral. If Suicide Songs has a flaw, it’s that there aren’t enough songs with tunes the while wide world will learn and sing, but it’s still a glorious cry from the heart that delivers a real emotional wallop.

MONEY are set to release new album 'Suicide Songs' on January 29th. The band recently broke cover, announcing dates in London and Manchester. Unfurling new material, the Bella Union signings are now ready to formally introduce their second LP. 'Suicide Songs' will be released on January 29th, with new cut 'You Look Like A Sad Painting On Both Sides Of The Sky' online now. Tune in HERE.

MONEY : Suicide Songs. Suicide Songs comes from a dark place, one that itself stemmed from Lee’s battle with alcohol dependency that began once he’d moved back to London to improve his songwriting.