Robert Forster | Strawberries (Released 23rd May 2025)
Robert Forster | Strawberries
Brand new album from Robert Forster of The Go-Betweens
On Indie exclusive red vinyl, only 250 copies pressed.
Picture one of our greatest living singer-songwriters in a kitchen. He is on holidays, he's just had a swim. His wife is out on the beach, and he finds himself faced with a bowl of irresistible strawberries. They're meant to be shared, of course, but their taste is “out of the ordinary”, so he just can't help himself. Minutes later all of the delicious fruit are gone, but there's the germ of a song as the phrase “Someone ate all the strawberries” has just popped into Robert Forster's mind, sounding “so weird, but normal”.
Thankfully, he has taken his guitar with him.
As the story goes, his wife Karin Bäumler not only forgave her husband, she actually joined him on a duet of what was to become the title song to his ninth solo album. “What can ordinary be?” is its wistful question, befitting the life's work of Robert Forster who has perfected the art of being outré in a least ostentatious way, from his time in the Go-Betweens to his solo career, now spanning almost three decades, interrupted only by the old band's reformation in 2000 which ended with his songwriting partner Grant McLennan's untimely death in 2006.
Robert Forster | Strawberries
Brand new album from Robert Forster of The Go-Betweens
On Indie exclusive red vinyl, only 250 copies pressed.
Picture one of our greatest living singer-songwriters in a kitchen. He is on holidays, he's just had a swim. His wife is out on the beach, and he finds himself faced with a bowl of irresistible strawberries. They're meant to be shared, of course, but their taste is “out of the ordinary”, so he just can't help himself. Minutes later all of the delicious fruit are gone, but there's the germ of a song as the phrase “Someone ate all the strawberries” has just popped into Robert Forster's mind, sounding “so weird, but normal”.
Thankfully, he has taken his guitar with him.
As the story goes, his wife Karin Bäumler not only forgave her husband, she actually joined him on a duet of what was to become the title song to his ninth solo album. “What can ordinary be?” is its wistful question, befitting the life's work of Robert Forster who has perfected the art of being outré in a least ostentatious way, from his time in the Go-Betweens to his solo career, now spanning almost three decades, interrupted only by the old band's reformation in 2000 which ended with his songwriting partner Grant McLennan's untimely death in 2006.
Robert Forster | Strawberries
Brand new album from Robert Forster of The Go-Betweens
On Indie exclusive red vinyl, only 250 copies pressed.
Picture one of our greatest living singer-songwriters in a kitchen. He is on holidays, he's just had a swim. His wife is out on the beach, and he finds himself faced with a bowl of irresistible strawberries. They're meant to be shared, of course, but their taste is “out of the ordinary”, so he just can't help himself. Minutes later all of the delicious fruit are gone, but there's the germ of a song as the phrase “Someone ate all the strawberries” has just popped into Robert Forster's mind, sounding “so weird, but normal”.
Thankfully, he has taken his guitar with him.
As the story goes, his wife Karin Bäumler not only forgave her husband, she actually joined him on a duet of what was to become the title song to his ninth solo album. “What can ordinary be?” is its wistful question, befitting the life's work of Robert Forster who has perfected the art of being outré in a least ostentatious way, from his time in the Go-Betweens to his solo career, now spanning almost three decades, interrupted only by the old band's reformation in 2000 which ended with his songwriting partner Grant McLennan's untimely death in 2006.
-
We use Royal Mail Tracked delivery with 24 or 48 hour options available at checkout.
Delivery is free for orders over £85 with code FREESHIP.
Free of charge in store collection is available at checkout.
Further details on Shipping Costs, Pre Orders and Returns can be found here
-
By visiting our site and/or purchasing something from us, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Sale”, “Terms of Use”), including those additional terms and conditions and policies referenced herein and/or available by hyperlink below.
These Terms of Sale apply to all users of the site, including without limitation users who are browsers, vendors, customers, merchants, and/or contributors of content.
