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LOV 094LP
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Red vinyl. "Known for her delicate compositions, soaked in dream-like surrealism, Icelandic musician Sóley has attracted a huge following since launching her solo career back in 2010. Her 2012 single 'Pretty Face' went on to generate an enormous amount of buzz, and quickly became a viral sensation. Now, with three solo LPs under her belt, Sóley is preparing to debut a completely new sound via the release of her new concept album, Mother Melancholia . . . The new album sees Sóley move away from the indie-pop of her previous releases. She began by experimenting with writing songs on the accordion, allowing her a new sense of freedom in her writing. The process allowed her to broaden her horizons even further and experiment with a whole range of new and exciting sounds . . . Album opener 'Sunrise Skulls', one of the most cinematic moments on the album, was inspired by the Me Too and SlutWalk movements and tells the story of a group of women who rise up and fight the patriarchy. 'Blows Up', a track that would be at home on any horror soundtrack, is a sarcastic love letter from the Earth to humans. Standout track 'Desert' is an incredibly moving song dedicated to the next generation. 'It's about the guilt you feel, as a mother, for having children and leaving them on the frontline. My daughter, for example, will take over this inevitable war' explains Sóley. In true soundtrack style, the album flows through the end of the world in chronological order, closing with the Earth's final moments. 'Sundown' is a dark piano ballad detailing human kind's final day on Earth. 'And everyday, I dig my own grave, and as I dive in you´ll hold my hand' she sings, over twinkling piano and swirling synths. We then hear the world end on 'XXX', a dark and swirling soundscape that swells before fading to silence. On 'Elegía' the silence then turns to the sound of the ocean, as we hear the Earth, like a woman finally free from a violent relationship, healing on her own. Mother Melancholia is the mark of an artist confidently striding into more experimental territory. With a lengthy and successful career behind her, Sóley felt compelled to try something new and express the real her. The music might be shrouded in darkness but it's a move that fills her with joy and freedom. 'I hope that people not only enjoy the new sound, but also that Mother Melancholia might raise some questions in people, particularly women' she says. 'I'm under no illusions that this album will change the world but I hope that people can connect with the idea.'"
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LOV 091LP
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"Almost every song on Of The Sun -- the magnetic fifth album from the Polish quartet Trupa Trupa -- lands like an anthem, with barbed hooks driven by an italicized rhythm section and a chimera of crisscrossing harmonies. Throughout its propulsive 12-song sequence, this is an album that never lets up. From the relentlessly pulsing 'Long Time Ago' to the deep glisten of 'Longing,' Of The Sun is an unbroken string of hits in Trupa Trupa's idiosyncratic, self-made universe. The setting of Gdańsk is a crucial philosophical and aesthetic touchstone for Trupa Trupa. A city with a convoluted history of German and Polish rule and self-sovereignty, it is itself a living testament to the turnover of human toil. Of The Sun is a portrait of great effort and pathetic failure, of strain sublimating into nothing. Along with the notions of Beckett, hints of Syd Barrett, and the knotty complications of Wire, these emotions ripple through Of The Sun, a radiant album about the damnation of mortality. Trupa Trupa has grown inordinately in both confidence and execution during the last half-decade. Spurred on by a democratic process, where no one is the real leader and all ideas and influences are funneled into the same rich sound, Trupa Trupa channel a multiverse of feelings into captivating four-minute spans. Throughout Of The Sun, they stare into the dark and summon a light of their own, making the struggle feel not just tolerable but deceptively triumphant. Of The Sun was recorded, produced and mixed by Michal Kupicz during October and November 2018 in Gdańsk, Poland at Custom 34 studios. Trupa Trupa is Grzegorz Kwiatkowski (vocal, guitar), Wojciech Juchniewicz (vocal, bass guitar, guitar), Rafał Wojczal (second guitar, keys), and Tomasz Pawluczuk (drums)."
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