Catgut Tape by O. D. Davey

Catgut Tape is the debut album by O. D. Davey. It is a selection of songs from a series of bedroom-recorded EPs that Davey made as a teenager in Essex during the 00's and released on CD-R under the pseudonym of Catgut, gaining a cult following with the help of the late night Marvin Suicide show on Resonance FM. These EPs caught the attention of Tomlab Records, who curated and released Catgut Tape in Europe and the US on CD and 12" vinyl in 2015. Catgut Tape was digitally re-issued for its tenth anniversary by Some Other Planet in 2025.

"This lo-fi folktronica carries with it an atmosphere shrouded in tragedy that is deeply engaging"

- Kevin Scott, Echoes and Dust

"A convincing spokesperson for both erstwhile naval adventurers and any artist brave enough to disinter a recording from his late teens and share the anguish of his salad days"

- Joanie Wolkoff

★★★★½ "A pure ejaculation of tragicomic teen love"

- Norman Records

"There’s a magic here, an implacable joy to be found among the solitude that makes this is a truly remarkable record."

- Gold Flake Paint

“This. And every other perfect and beautiful noise on this record is my favourite all of maybe ever.”

- Kathryn Joseph (BBC Radio 6 Music, Freakzone Playlist)

"There will always be a bit of our hearts devoted to Catgut Tape."

- Huw Stephens (BBC Radio 1)

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Tracklist

1.	Pressure's Organ	0:49

2.	Help The Bombardier	4:29

3.	Sniff Snuff	4:09

4.	Jessica's Song	3:30

5.	The Day We Slew The Hill	4:31

6.	Pressure	6:06

7.	Rabbit Fur Coat	5:02

8.	Spiders	3:43

9.	The Drive	3:11

10.	Black Seas	3:22

11.	Honeymoon Blues	3:12

12.	Essex	5:12

Credits

released April 14, 2015

written and recorded by O.D. Davey in Essex, England

cover image by Megan Cullen, design by Joe Shakespeare

Tomlab Records, 2015.

Some Other Planet Records, re-issue, 2025.

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