Sean Nicholas Savage - Bermuda Waterfall - VINYL LP

The glimmer of light in a stray cat's eye, the ebb and flow of ocean waves upon the shore, the bright streak of a comet across the night sky, the unconditional love between a mother and child these are some of the poetic elements that sparkle at the core of Shine from Sean Nicholas Savage, the follow-up to 2020's Life is Crazy. Where that album explored the crushing beauty of life, Shine is a record about recapturing the will to live after a period of sadness and stagnancy, and the return to positivity and hope wrapped up in music that adds a sense of rhythmic guitar-based folk intimacy to Savage's hallmark ebullient avant-pop.Savage says he was leaning into his InchTatsuro Yamashita and Elliott Smith fandomInch for Shine, a mix that immediately comes through vividly on opener InchFeel Like A Child,Inch which was the first song he wrote for the record. The pandemic had taken both an emotional and artistic toll on Savage, sapping his ability to be creative. It was after a long stay spent alone on the island Crete, sitting and staring at the sea that he felt a spark coming back to him. He sang Incha long joyful memoInch into his phone as he fell asleep one night, transcribing the words upon return to his home in Berlin and putting them to music. InchIt's a circular song about a return, for a time when I could feel wonder again, could imagine anything new,Inch he says. InchIt's possible to heal and fall in love with life in a new way after everything is destroyed.Inch This reaffirmation of love and healing is at the heart of all the songs that make up Shine, not only thematically but sonically as well. Shine was recorded in Los Angeles with Savage's longtime friend Mac DeMarco, who produced the record. Savage credits DeMarco with an enthused and open minded approach, allowing the songs to become a reflection of the vulnerable, intimate feel Savage envisioned for them. I

Canadian cult songwriter Sean Nicholas Savage is renowned for his bittersweet ballads, and beautifully raw live performances, his singing delicate and brave, full of energy and space. Each new record is an adventure in sensitivity and nuance. 'Trilogy' collects standouts from Savage's fan-favourite string of cassette releases Magnificent Fist (2016), Yummycoma (2017), Screamo (2018). Now available on LP for the first time, this pressing commemorates a remarkable era in Savage's career. Album Tracks 1. Music 2. Screamo (Video Mix) 3. Let Me Out 4. Everything Baby Blue 5. Opposing Truths (I Want You) 6. Over the Night (Lost Mix) 7. Splash (Video Mix) 8. Abracadabra (Video Mix) 9. Maybe Chain 10. The Last Emperor (Lost Mix)

Life Is Crazy, the accurately titled new record from Sean Nicholas Savage, is unlike anything we've heard from the cult balladeer. No drums or bass on the album, the accompaniment consists strictly of pure piano and rich strings, leaving Savage's songwriting bare to the listener like never before. Bold and attuned, InchLive Is CrazyInch marks the dawn of a new era for SNS, and a long-awaiting return to the full-length LP .Life Is Crazy's collaborators are decidedly new as well. The piano is interpreted and performed by renowned virtuoso Marcin Masecki, winner of the 2005 International Jazz Piano Competition in Moscow, while the strings are arranged and performed by adored Grammy-winning composer Owen Pallett. This stark presentation sits within an artistic mix by producer savant Cecile Believe, of Grammy-nominated SOPHIE notoriety.InchLife Is CrazyInch is rich with beautifully ambiguous melodies, refections and new perceptions, all in a world of their own. The album is a masterpiece at a time of transition, in both the world and the oeuvre, from a unique songwriter and performer of the truest quality. Album Tracks 1. Years from Tonight 2. Nothing As It Seems 3. I Believe in Everything 4. A Moment 5. Life Is Crazy 6. Thrill Me 7. Mysteries 8. Save My Life 9. Vanishing 10. In the Silence of the Crowd