I was pretty excited to see that Memorials has a new album due out in March 2026 on Fire Records. I was actually surprised to see that we last posted about their last album in July 2024. In the passing time the band released a couple of singles and toured (somehow I missed them in San Francisco!).
"All Clouds Bring Not Rain" has only two songs available and both feature Verity Susman's vocals. In fact, the Bandcamp page states, "Verity’s distinctive, unadorned singing is a focal point of the record". The write-up also sums up the general feel of the album thusly: "Imagine Nico singing with Can produced by David Axelrod and you’re somewhere in the right ballpark."
Matthew Simms and Verity Susman are based in Canterbury, England, and the write-up also shouts out Canterbury prog as a touchstone (along with folk, dub, post punk, experimental tape music, 60s soul, garage rock, and 70s spiritual jazz).
Aside from their work in Memorials, Verity Susman is best known for her work in Electrelane while Matthew Simms is known for It Hugs Back, Fitted (with Mike Watt!), and Wire.
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Being very selective about gigs lately but despite being fatigued I made an exception for Memorials. Still making up for the times that I never got to see Electrelane. Verity Susman (Electrelane) & Matthew Simms (Wire) gave us a superlong set with Moogs, pop songs and experimental tape loops. I think this is the only band I've seen where the drummer plays the drums and guitar at the same time.
Settled on the side of Wright Mountain, Oak Hill is little more than a hamlet you may drive through if you accidentally got off the Interstate too early, but for the people who live there, it’s home. For years, rumors of a secret pack of werewolves have been spread around the area, and many locals are sceptic of the Sims that live there. A suspicious string of deaths over the past 15 years only added to the suspicion of the townspeople. However, if you look past the surface, you will find a town that deeply cares about each other and the future of their little community.
It's time for some storytelling!
When I originally created Oak Hill, I wanted to do introduction posts just like I did with Sedona, but life happened. Anyway, I still tried to come back to it and chiselled away at it from time to time. And I've finally finished something. So here we go.
A brief refresher on the families that live in Oak Hill below:
Asia and Erica met in a group home in the city and became fast friends. When Asia decided to move back to her birth town to solve the mystery of her mother’s death, Erica, without real prospects in the city, moved in with her. Will Asia ever get the answers she so desperately seeks for?
The Simms have recently taken in their troubled niece, Kayla, after her widowed father proved unable to care for her. Between two teenagers and Bonnie putting in long hours at the salon, patience is stretching incredibly thin at the Simms residence.
Following the death of their parents, the Khan siblings moved in with their grandmother. Mariam’s got her hands full with the lot of them: Isaac has become a hedonist after the death of his parents, while the twins’ obsession with death has been worrisome, to say the least. And Farrah… Farrah’s talents might put her on a collision course with danger.
When Stephanie helped Cynthia furnish her post-divorce apartment, sparks flew, and Cynthia was able to make the town’s recluse come out of her shell after almost fifteen years. With Cynthia fighting tooth and nail against her ex-husband in the upcoming election, and Stephanie wondering if she is on the right side, the couple is in for a troublesome time.
Frank McCoy has always been an oddity around town, preferring plants over people. Meanwhile, his sons are wreaking havoc around town, with Jack romancing every available woman in town, while Andy’s eccentric inventions are responsible for quite a few hospitalizations. Will Frank be able to regain control over not only his sons but also the monster he created so many years ago? Or will he have to make way for the next generation?
Everyone knows Keith and his faithful dog Pepper around town. So, when Keith lost his job, his house and his daughter following the death of his wife, it was only natural for the McCoys to let him live in their groundskeeper’s cottage. Only time will tell if he’ll be able to get his life back on track though…
Richard Townsend is the big man around town and has big plans for Oak Hill. He’d stop at almost nothing to make his plans come true, but his son’s romantic exploits might put a damper on his chances to win the upcoming election.
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Matthew: "I think that's great news, Keith, and I know Kayla and Bonnie will be happy to hear the news... but probably the right call to bring it up to me first. Let's plan a dinner if things start to get more serious between you and her. A double date! Bonnie will be the easier nut to crack, and we can brainstorm together how to discuss it with Kayla."
Matthew: This is good news. With any luck, our family unit will resettle, free of election stress and with Keith raising Kayla again.
