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THE MOURNING AFTER: Goodnight God Bless LP

Chaputa! Records — January 2027

Sheffield’s The Mourning After return with a brand-new full-length on Chaputa! Records — a record that brings together the band’s garage-punk roots, psychedelic leanings and unmistakable British R&B instincts in twelve songs that sound like they could only have come from this particular band.

The Mourning After first emerged from Sheffield’s underground in the late 1980s. Their early recordings date back to 1988, when the band released the Introducing The Mourning After cassette, recorded live at The Take Two in Sheffield. Over the years they became a familiar name on the UK garage and mod/psych circuit, releasing records through labels including Mystic Beat, Screaming Apple, Heavy Soul, Detour, Do It Thissen, Lost In Tyme and Rogue Records.

More than three decades on, the core of the band remains firmly in place. Chris Blackburn handles vocals and guitar, joined by Scott Cardwell on bass, Lee Radforth on organ and Stace Austin on drums. Recent releases have shown a band still pushing their sound forward while keeping hold of the rough-edged character that has always defined The Mourning After.

The Mourning After moves between fuzz guitar, organ, 12-string jangle, hard-driving rhythms and darker melodic turns, with Blackburn’s songs giving the record its centre of gravity. From the immediate punch of “Take It Today” and “Goodnight God Bless” to the sharper “Command & Control”, the record never loses sight of the three-minute song — but there’s plenty of room along the way for atmosphere, repetition and psychedelic detours.

A new chapter for a band with a long memory.

Tracklist:
SIDE A
Take It Today
Goodnight God Bless
Gobbledygook
Look Away
No Cure For Apathy
Standover Man
SIDE B
Every Single Day
Disappear From Here
Steel City Blues
Command & Control
The Third Degree
You’re No Good

All songs by Chris Blackburn, except “Command & Control” by Scott Cardwell.

The Mourning After
Chris Blackburn — vocals, guitar
Scott Cardwell — bass, vocals
Lee Radforth — organ, vocals
Stace Austin — drums

Produced by Scott Cardwell
Recorded at The Purple Pit, Sheffield
Photography by Claire Cardwell
Illustration by Rui Ricardo
Design by Esgar Acelerado