da Googie + Cara Tivey: The Golden Thread (Vinyl LP)

Rambling on about the brilliance of Deb Googe and Cara Tivey is no difficult task - spot either of their names on a record’s sleeve credits and you’re guaranteed listening worthy of your time... and hard-earned cash!

Deb joined My Bloody Valentine during its ascent to legend, filled a temporary void in Primal Scream, aided in Thurston Moore's late-period artistic high, formed Snowpony with Stereolab’s Katharine Gifford and plays bass in ex-Fall guitarist Brix Smith’s all-female band.

Cara’s maybe best known as a longtime Billy Bragg collaborator, but she’s played with an array of other outstanding artists, among them Everything But The Girl, Blur, Lilac Time, Au Pairs and the greatest of West Midlands geniuses, Robert Lloyd of Nightingales fame.

Incredibly, despite decades of stellar work, neither Deb nor Cara has ever released an album under their own names until now with The Golden Thread, their full-length debut, made under the name da Googie + Cara Tivey. The album was recorded in Deb’s home studio and performed exclusively by the duo.

1. Bad Habits
   
2. The Longest Walk
   
3. You Take It With You When You Go
   
4. Rant
   
5. Dumb 
   
6. Mad Mike (Mark My Words)
   
7. The Last Tear Falls
   
8. Secret Place