Jenny Hval - Classic Objects - VINYL LP

On Songs From A Thousand Frames Of Mind, the kaleidoscopic full-length debut from Kate Bollinger, entire worlds lie in the small details. InchWhen I'm recording a song,Inch the Charlottesville-born, Los Angeles-based songwriter observes, Inchmy indication of whether it's worth pursuing is if I'm seeing a movie in my head to go along with it.Inch Blending classic pop songcraft with scrappy punk instincts, Bollinger casts a collage-like vision that's instantly memorable and uniquely mystifying. Ranging from homespun folk songs to warmly rendered psychedelic rock-like early Rolling Stones as fronted by Hope Sandoval-the resulting album can feel like flipping through your coolest friend's record collection, finding a new favorite song with each discovery.In order to summon this majestic blend of styles, Bollinger spent years cultivating material, challenging herself to work with new collaborators while moving across the country from her native Virginia to California. Evolving the hermetic approach of her early EPs and solo performances, she arrived at a fuller sound based on intuitive responses and in-the-moment energy. InchI came to this realization that most of my favorite music is the result of friends, or players who have known each other a long time, coming together and playing live in the room,Inch she observes. Armed with endless hooks and wildly shifting textures, Bollinger can seem as much like a songwriter as an art-house auteur, crafting the soundtrack and scenery for a non-existent movie. (Fittingly, Bollinger studied film in college, and she also directed the striking music video for Jessica Pratt's recent single InchWorld on a String.Inch)Several highlights from the record were co-written with Spacebomb Records mastermind Matthew E. White, such as the jangle-pop gem InchAny Day NowInch and the theatrical InchI See It Now.Inch After months of writing in Richm

GREER are back!After a two-year hiatus from recording, the OC based band reconvened in 2023, returning to where it all started drummer Lucas Ovalle's garage. It was in this familiar environment that Ovalle, guitarist lead singer Josiah, guitarist Corbin Jacques, and bassist Seth Thomson learned how to be friends again and shared all the anxieties and revelations they'd endured on hiatus through crafting songs. The 13 songs that make up Big Smile are the band's emotional champions that track the tumultuous period between the start of their break and the peace they found on their way back to each other. In the studio with fellow California legends Rob Schnapf (The Vines, Beck) and Matt Schuessler (Kurt Vile, Cat Power), Greer grew up again, taking more ownership over their sound and learning to speak producer-ese. Big Smile is the sound of a band exorcising their demons, learning to trust themselves, and asserting themselves with newfound earnestness and maturity. It's the sound of a band that's fallen in love with rocking out again. It's the sound of friends rediscovering each other and the magic that they can create together when they embrace each other's vulnerable side. With Big Smile, Greer has arrived as a serious, and seriously fun, alt rock band with diversity of sound and unity of vision.

Jenny Hval - Iris Silver Mist [VINYL LP] date 05/02/2025