{"product_id":"tirez-tirez-story-of-the-year","title":"Tirez Tirez - Story of the Year","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"178\"\u003eBefore relocating to downtown New York, \u003cstrong data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"55\"\u003eMikel Rouse\u003c\/strong\u003e led \u003cstrong data-start=\"60\" data-end=\"75\"\u003etirez tirez\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Kansas City group formed in the mid-1970s that bridged new wave, minimalism and experimental pop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"421\"\u003eThe band gained early attention opening for \u003cstrong data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"241\"\u003eTalking Heads\u003c\/strong\u003e on their 1978 tour, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"267\" data-end=\"282\"\u003eDavid Byrne\u003c\/strong\u003e remaining a supporter as Rouse transitioned into New York’s experimental scene, where he connected with figures like \u003cstrong data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"418\"\u003eArthur Russell\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"839\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"442\"\u003eStory of the Year\u003c\/em\u003e draws from recordings made during this shift, combining earlier tirez tirez material with later sessions produced in New York and Brussels. Released in 1982\/83 on \u003cstrong data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"635\"\u003eLes Disques du Crépuscule\u003c\/strong\u003e, the album reflects Rouse’s early use of system-based composition within a band format, incorporating layered rhythms and phase-based repetition that would later inform his role in developing totalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"841\" data-end=\"1041\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003ePositioned between Kansas City and New York, and between post-punk and contemporary composition, the record captures a moment before Rouse’s work fully moved into more overtly compositional territory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NUMERO GROUP","offers":[{"title":"Indies Only Metallic Silver Vinyl LP","offer_id":58112670204249,"sku":"SDZ-46277","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":58112670237017,"sku":"SDZ-46278","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/CAR_20260520_1400_140335_341_v_0825764182140_002.png?v=1779378873","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/tirez-tirez-story-of-the-year","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}