{"product_id":"emma-anderson-pearlies","title":"Emma Anderson - Pearlies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e**LISTEN: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.southrecordshop.com\/blogs\/news\/emma-anderson-further-listening-playlist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eEmma Anderson Further Listening playlist\u003c\/a\u003e**\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFollowing 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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePearlies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, which will be released by Sonic Cathedral on October 20, 2023.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLeft 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhen Sonic Cathedral introduced her to James Chapman at the start of 2022, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePearlies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe finished album has somehow written its own narrative. By her own admission, Emma tends to write words and “see what comes out”, but \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePearlies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e seems to tell the story of her decision to go it alone, with opener ‘I Was Miles Away’ posing the question: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“See if I make it on my own”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIt concludes with ‘Clusters’, a stunning, Stereolab-style groove which begins with the line \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“and now the party’s over, the music’s at the end”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. Thankfully, that is not the case. 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