The Would-Be-Goods – Tears Before Bedtime Original

Release Date: 13/02/26
The Would-Be-Goods return with Tears Before Bedtime, a sparkling set of narrative-rich indie guitar pop led by Jessica Griffin’s gorgeous, idiosyncratic voice. The album balances delicacy and power, pairing perfect pop melodies with intelligent, wry, and wistful lyrics that travel from belle époque Paris to a 1960s London biker café, from ancient Greece to a 1970s teenage bedroom.Songs unfold like portraits: the 1950s carousel whirl of The Gallopers, the sinister soul-streaked Dr Love, a garage-band spin on myth in Tears for Leda, the sultry Southern drama of The Rose Tattoo, Bollywood-bright heartbreak on Don’t Come Crying To Me, and the painter’s rebuke in Madame X, closing with the sweetly jazzy lullaby The Moon Doesn’t Mind. Recorded in London with Griffin (guitar, vocals), Peter Momtchiloff (Heavenly, Talulah Gosh) on guitar, Debbie Greensmith (Thee Headcoatees) on drums, and Andy Warren (The Monochrome Set, Adam and the Ants) on bass—plus rich guest turns on organ, piano, vibraphone, cello, trumpet, and flute—this is the most sumptuous Would-Be-Goods album yet. LP edition limited to 500 copies on classic black vinyl.