{"product_id":"the-spook-school-could-it-be-different-vinyl","title":"The Spook School - Could It Be Different? (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yAtmGfIh5rc?controls=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVinyl LP, Slumberland Records SLR 227\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCould It Be Different? is the third album by the Spook School, released in the US by Slumberland Records as SLR 227 early in 2018, with Alcopop! Records issuing it in the UK and Europe. The LP comes with a download card and a two-sided insert printed with the lyrics and credits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrothers Nye and Adam Todd play guitar and sing, AC Cory plays bass and sings, and Niall McCamley plays drums. The four met through the comedy society at the University of Edinburgh, and the band's name points to a nickname for the Glasgow School of painters. Matthew Johnson recorded and mixed the album at Suburban Home Studio and added organ and synths, and John Greenham mastered it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlumberland's notes tie the songs to the band's own lives. Nye wrote \"Still Alive,\" the video above, after leaving an emotionally abusive relationship, and wrote the words to \"Bad Year\" the day after the Brexit vote. \"Body\" deals with body image, which the label connects to Nye coming to terms with his trans identity, and \"Less Than Perfect\" and \"High School\" go back to teenage insecurity. The sample in \"Still Alive\" is of the comedian Josie Long.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album was long-listed for the 2018 Scottish Album of the Year Award. The Spook School split in 2019 and announced their return in August 2026 with a fourth album, Like A Heartbeat, again on Slumberland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStill Alive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBest of Intentions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLess Than Perfect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep in Touch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBad Year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlright (Sometimes)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Only Dance When I Want To\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Hope She Loves You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhile You Were Sleeping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh School\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 749846022714\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slumberland Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.26.18\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Slumberland Records","offers":[{"title":"NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":67500903628958,"sku":"EVP-ACAA42F2-NEW-NEW-NONE0000","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/3000x3000bb_d670cb03-3d78-453b-8922-7b6824722db0.jpg?v=1791882005","url":"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/products\/the-spook-school-could-it-be-different-vinyl","provider":"Evergreen Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}