TV Priest - Uppers - VINYL LP

Vinyl LP pressing. Includes digital download. 2020 . Arriving four years after the iconoclast variously known as Sam Dust, La Priest thrilled the world with the cosmic pop of his debut album Inji, Gene is named after a new modular drum machine Sam dreamt up and built alone. Working in isolation for more than two years, soldering iron in hand, Sam designed Gene using 150 electrical circuits he made up himself. Album Tracks 1. Beginning 2. Rubber Sky 3. What Moves 4. Peace Lily 5. Open My Eyes 6. Sudden Thing 7. Monochrome 8. What Do You See 9. Kissing of the Weeds 10. Black Smoke 11. Ain't No Love Affair (Vinyl Edit)

Without a brutal evaluation of their own becoming, TV Priest might have never made their second album. Heralded as the next big thing in post-punk, they were established as a bolshy, sharp-witted outfit, the kind that starts movements with their political ire. There was of course truth in that, but it was a suit that quickly felt heavy on it's wearer's shoulders, leaving little room for true vulnerability. InchA lot of it did feel like I was being really careful and a bit at arm's length,Inch says vocalist Charlie Drinkwater. InchI think maybe I was not fully aware of the role I was taking. I had to take a step back and realize that what we were presenting was quite far away from the opinion of myself that I had. Now, I just want to be honest. Inch Having made music together since their teenage years, the London four-piece piqued press attention in late 2019 with their first gig as a newly solidified group, a raucous outing in the warehouse district of Hackney Wick. Debut single InchHouse of YorkInch followed with a blistering critique of monarchist patriotism, and they were signed to Sub Pop for their debut album. When Uppers arrived in the height of a global pandemic, it reaped praise from critics and fans alike for it's Inchdystopian doublespeak,Inch but the band - Drinkwater, guitarist Alex Sprogis, producer, bass and keys player Nic Bueth and drummer Ed Kelland - were at home like the rest of us, drinking cups of tea and marking time via government-sanctioned daily exercise. As such, the personal and professional landmark of it's felt Inchboth colossal and minusculeInch dampened by the inability to share it live. InchIt was a real gratification and really cathartic, but on the other hand, it was really strange, and not great for my mental healthInch admits Drinkwater. InchI wasn't prepared, and I hadn't necessarily expected it to reach as many people as it did.

Fase Luna is the ocean-inspired, wobbly-pop filled third album, by La Priest, aka Sam Eastgate. Following 2020's GENE, named after a modular drum machine that Sam designed using 150 electrical circuits he'd built himself, Fase Luna strips things back to little more than Sam and his guitar nine sunshine-streaked tracks of pure bliss.Recording in Mexico and the rainforests of Costa Rica, Fase Luna draws inspiration from each area's mythical history and ancient connections to the ocean, drawing heavily on both to pack Fase Luna with stories of spirits and imaginations of life on the ocean bed. Raw and unfiltered, Fase Luna offers a one-way ticket to another world.1. On2. Silent3. It's You4. Misty5. Star6. Sail On7. Neon8. Ocean9. No More Album Tracks 1. on 2. Silent 3. It's You 4. Misty 5. Star 6. Sail on 7. Neon 8. Ocean 9. No More