{"product_id":"john-grant-love-is-magic","title":"John Grant - Love Is Magic","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"st__content-block st__content-block--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith his fourth solo album,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove Is Magic\u003c\/i\u003e, Grant has continued evolving, creating his most electronic record yet, in collaboration with Benge (Ben Edwards), analogue synth expert \/ collector and a member of electronic trio Wrangler, Grant’s collaborators earlier this year under the collective name of Creep Show on the album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMr Dynamite\u003c\/i\u003e. Anyone familiar with Grant’s story will recognise his battles - with addiction and health, with trusting love and relationships. From this turbulence he’s forged another riveting collection of often brutal diatribes and confessionals, where humour, fear, anxiety and anger overlap as Grant, with trademark candour, figuratively exposes the machinations of his saturated brain. It’s epitomised by the album’s brilliant opener\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMetamorphosis\u003c\/i\u003e, almost as if his warring psyches are facing up to one another, as impervious synth-pop and brain-on-fire imagery (“\u003ci\u003eTiki bar, rat soufflé, Buik regal, Marvin Gaye\u003c\/i\u003e”) melts into dream-ballad introspection (“\u003ci\u003eQuestions left unanswered, spiritual extortion\u003c\/i\u003e”) and back to synth-backed mania. The magic of love pervades in two gorgeous, magisterial ballads toward the end of the album,\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIs He Strange\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Common Snipe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- referring to the wader bird that makes a unique ‘bleating’ sound by rubbing its tailfeathers together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"st__content-block st__content-block--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable on 2LP - Double 140 Gram Black Vinyl housed in Gatefold Sleeve with Spot Varnish Finish. Comes with 300gsm Printed Inner Sleeves with Spot Varnish Finish, 16 page ‘Hymn Booklet’ containing lyrics and Download.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"st__content-block st__content-block--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeluxe Double 140 Gram Clear Vinyl housed in Gatefold Sleeve with Spot Varnish Finish. Comes with 300gsm Printed Inner Sleeves with Spot Varnish Finish, 16 page ‘Hymn Booklet’ containing lyrics, 24 Page Photo Booklet (including photos taken by John Grant) and Download.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"South Records Ltd","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":64322847441273,"sku":null,"price":7.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2LP","offer_id":64322847474041,"sku":null,"price":16.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ltd Deluxe 2LP","offer_id":64322847506809,"sku":null,"price":21.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/1463\/6153\/files\/john-grant-love-is-magic-south-records-ltd_7d6d1ce7-48a1-4569-9112-ac971324ed9f.jpg?v=1787903549","url":"https:\/\/vinyl-relic.com\/products\/john-grant-love-is-magic","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}