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01. Emma Anderson - I Was Miles Away
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02. Emma Anderson - Bend The Round
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03. Emma Anderson - Inter Light
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04. Emma Anderson - Taste The Air
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05. Emma Anderson - Xanthe
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06. Emma Anderson - The Presence
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07. Emma Anderson - Willow And Mallow
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08. Emma Anderson - Tonight Is Mine
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09. Emma Anderson - For A Moment
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10. Emma Anderson - Clusters
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ARTIST
ANDERSON, EMMA
TITLE
Pearlies
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
SONIC CATHEDRAL
CATALOG #
SCR 250LP
SCR 250LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
12/1/2023
LP version. Following the news that all three
Lush
albums are going to be reissued,
Emma Anderson
, the band's co-founder, has announced her debut solo album,
Pearlies
, which will be released by Sonic Cathedral on October 20, 2023. One of the most underrated British songwriters to emerge from the era that encompassed shoegaze and Britpop, she has teamed up with producer
James Chapman
(aka
Maps
) for this collection that combines effervescent electronic pop with psych and folk textures with lyrics covering themes such as confronting your fears, embracing independence and moving on in life. It arrives fully formed with a burnished beauty (aided by the mastering skills of
Heba Kadry
) that belies its somewhat protracted creation, which began with Emma feeling disillusioned after Lush's 2016 reunion came to an abrupt end. Left with songs and bits of music originally intended for the band, she began working with cellist and string arranger
Audrey Riley
and
Robin Guthrie
, formerly of the
Cocteau Twins
, both of whom encouraged her to sing her own songs. Covid put a temporary halt on proceedings, but the decision had been made. When Sonic Cathedral introduced her to James Chapman at the start of 2022,
Pearlies
quickly took shape and blossomed into a masterpiece, the perfect mix of Emma's incredible, idiosyncratic songwriting and James' electronic production nous. Plus, a little extra guitar magic on four tracks courtesy of
Richard Oakes
from
Suede
. The finished album has somehow written its own narrative. By her own admission, Emma tends to write words and "see what comes out", but
Pearlies
seems to tell the story of her decision to go it alone, with opener "I Was Miles Away" posing the question: "See if I make it on my own." The rest of the album provides the answer as it takes in everything from the unexpectedly funky first single "Bend The Round," to folky finger-picking and film theme references, via psych leaning electronic pop reminiscent of
Goldfrapp
or
Melody's Echo Chamber
. It concludes with "Clusters," a stunning, Stereolab-style groove which begins with the line "and now the party's over, the music's at the end". Thankfully, that is not the case. This incredible album is just the start of Emma's long-awaited solo journey.
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