{"product_id":"emma-jean-thackray-yellow","title":"Emma-Jean Thackray - Yellow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eA South album of the year 2021. Read more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.southrecordshop.com\/blogs\/news\/records-of-the-year-2021\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.southrecordshop.com\/blogs\/news\/records-of-the-year-2021\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe debut album by Emma-Jean Thackray feels exactly like the sort of thing we’ve been longing for over the last 12 months: a transcendent, human, shared experience. Across its 49 minutes, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYellow \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edraws glowing lines between ‘70s jazz fusion and P-Funk, the cosmic invocations of Sun Ra and Alice Coltrane, and the gorgeous orchestration of the Beach Boys.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I wanted the whole thing to sound like a psychedelic trip,” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexplains Thackray. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“You put on the first track, it takes you through this intense experience for almost an hour, and then you emerge on the other side transformed.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is an album that speaks the language of positivity, as rich lyrically as it is musically. You might best understand what Thackray does through reference to auteur figures like Brian Wilson or Madlib, who straddle instrumentation, arrangement and production in order to bring the sound in their head to fruition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs a composer, producer, singer, multi-instrumentalist and DJ, Emma is just as at home working with the London Symphony Orchestra as she is hosting her show on Worldwide FM. Production credits and collaborations include the likes of Squid, Makaya McCraven, BLU and Pinty. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable on limited indies-only clear vinyl\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kvh2OSrghEA\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"South Records Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Clear LP","offer_id":64322648670585,"sku":null,"price":16.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":64322648703353,"sku":null,"price":16.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/1463\/6153\/files\/Emma-JeanThackray_Yellow_Artwork_Web-Res_ff1e3c4f-cb29-4f6b-be1e-b640151a0942.jpg?v=1787902836","url":"https:\/\/vinyl-relic.com\/products\/emma-jean-thackray-yellow","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}