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Teenage Fanclub / Jad Fair - Words Of Wisdom & Hope [RSD 2026]

Teenage Fanclub / Jad Fair
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Product Description

Indie pop cratediggers, behold the miracle: Record Store Day 2026, Merge Records is reissuing Words of Wisdom and Hope, the 2002 album by Teenage Fanclub and Jad Fair. Available on vinyl for the first time since its original 2002 release, Words of Wisdom and Hope is accompanied by a bonus 7-inch, "Always In My Heart" b/w "Rock Me Tonight," with the B-side's North American debut making this the definitive edition of the album.
Words of Wisdom and Hope is both a curio within Jad Fair's sprawling catalog and a left turn for Teenage Fanclub after the harmony-drenched jangle-pop of Howdy! Its charms — which are unrelenting from the moment Fair breaks in over the Fanclub's groove on "Behold the Miracle" to document the sparkle in the eye of a girl — are as obvious as they are mysterious: Is it Fair's spur-of-the-moment earnestness bringing out the rawer edges of Teenage Fanclub? Is it the polish of a band at one of several career peaks revealing new facets of the legendary Half Japanese frontman's songwriting?
Whatever it is, their sensibilities mesh together perfectly. Words of Wisdom and Hope finds the sweet spot between Teenage Fanclub's gorgeous Glaswegian pop soundscapes and Jad Fair's twitchy takes on love and monsters, like if Jonathan Richman were at the helm of Loaded-era Velvet Underground, somehow wide-eyed in its innocence and winkingly sly all at once. An album aimed directly at the biggest, tingliest part of the heart — play it loud for young crushes, and louder for something to remember young love by.

Tracklist
1. "Behold the Miracle" 3:47
2. "I Feel Fine" 3:28
3. "Near to You" 4:13
4. "Smile" 4:48
5. "Crush on You" 7:07
6. "Cupid" 6:36
7. "Power of Your Tenderness" 3:57
8. "Vampire's Claw" 3:45
9. "Secret Heart" 2:37
10. "You Rock" 5:36
11. "Love's Taken Over" 4:01
12. "Good Thing" 3:23
7-inch:
1. Always In My Heart
2. Let’s Celebrate

Tracklist:

  1. Behold the Miracle
  2. I Feel Fine
  3. Near to You
  4. Smile
  5. Crush on You
  6. Power of Your Tenderness
  7. Love will Conquer
  8. Vampire's Claw
  9. Secret Heart
  10. You Rock
  11. Love's Taken Over
  12. The Good Thing

UPC: 673855088211
Label: Merge Records
Release Date: 4.18.26
Format: Vinyl