DAVID SHRIGLEY
WORRIED NOODLES

TOM100 | released: 23/10/2007 | 2xCD
  via Anost (Europe)
  via SCD (USA)

01 Roger Ferguson – Welcome Singer
02 Christopher Francis - One
03 Grizzly Bear – Blackcurrant Jam
04 R. Stevie Moore – Live In Fear
05 Phil Elverum & Nick Krgovich
06 Scarlett’s Well - Maybe
07 Psapp – Sad Song
08 Aidan Moffat & The Best Ofs
09 Yacht – I Saw You
10 Simon Bookish – Prince Of Wales
11 Deerhoof – You, Dog (aka Kidz Are So Small)
12 Hank – Baby’s Bible
13 Mariott 1262 (TV On The Radio Portland Chapter) - Sweet, Sweet Potato
14 David Byrne – For You
15 James Chadwick – The Wooden Floor
16 Islands – Joy
17 Cotton Candy – A Sentimental Song
18 Franz Ferdinand - No
19 Alig Fodder – The Hole
20 Cibelle – Elaine
21 Dirty Projectors – Come Forward
22 The Curtains - Show Me The Way Things Work
23 Max Tundra – A Truce
24 Munch Munch – Squirrel
25 Liars – Panic Button
26 Tussle (ft. David Shrigley) - A Clash Of Heads
27 Trans Am – The Film
28 John Shankie – A Song
29 Scout Niblett – The Bell
30 Final Fantasy - Joys
31 Mt. Eerie – A Sentimental Song
32 The Dead Science - Once I Found A Diamond
33 Lord Cut Glass - Maybe
34 No Kids – Another Song
35 Hot Chip - No
36 Casiotone For The Painfully Alone - Pretty Girl
37 Mitch Friedman - Awesome
38 Bombay 1- Elaine
39 Les Georges Leningrad - Manager And Coordinator Of Prostitutes

"I didn't make a record. I couldn't be bothered to make a record. It would have been too difficult. It was easier not to make a record." writes David Shrigley about his LP-sized book of song lyrics. The original Worried Noodles songbook reveals a never-ending curiosity; the lyrics are simple poetry, ironic yet somehow honest, and insistently inciting. The book merged the three spheres in Shrigley's work - art, book, and music - yet it was silent.

That first edition, also released by Tomlab, sold out within just 6 months of its publication two years ago. The book found a slew of new admirers of David Shrigley's work in pop music circles, wherein the idea of adapting these songs to music was recognized as something that needed to happen.

In collaboration with David Shrigley, Tomlab gathered a diverse selection of musicians and bands from the unknown to the legendary to receive a copy of the book. Many were already familiar with David Shrigley's work, and some are among his most devoted fans. Those who did not know of his work instantly fell in love with his quirky drawings and words. All of the artists wished to join this collaboration and delivered their stellar songcraft! During the process of the collaboration, Shrigley found perhaps the best words to describe the strong enthusiasm present in the project: "Now we have opened the can of worms we have to deal with the consequences." The can now counts 39 worms - all exclusives!