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    English Teacher This Could Be Texas

    Island Records
      • 1. Albatross
      • 2. The World's Biggest Paving Slab
      • 3. Broken Biscuits
      • 4. I'm Not Crying, You're Crying
      • 5. Mastermind Specialism
      • 6. This Could Be Texas
      • 7. Not Everybody Gets To Go To Space
      • 8. R&B
      • 9. Nearly Daffodils
      • 10. The Best Tears Of Your Life
      • 11. You Blister My Paint
      • 12. Sideboob
      • 13. Albert Road

      Leeds indie frontrunners English Teacher announce debut LP ‘This Could Be Texas’. Preceded by initial LP reveals ‘The World’s Biggest Paving Slab’, ‘Nearly Daffodils’ and ‘Mastermind Specialism’, which were all A-listed on the BBC 6 Music playlist, English Teacher’s remarkable ascent continues to reach new levels, having completed sold-out debut UK and US headline runs last autumn, following their thrilling debut appearance on Later With...Jools Holland.

      Announced as Independent Venue Week Artist Ambassador for 2024. Lead singer Lily Fontaine explains, “I want this album to feel like you’ve gone to space, and it turns out its almost identical to Doncaster. It’s about in-betweens, it’s about home, and it’s about Desire Paths." In several songs, Fontaine reflects on growing up as a mixed-race individual in a place, she says, “where many didn’t have any tolerance towards people who are different” in a post-Brexit landscape.

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