And Other Things Routine SKU: DOC229LP-C1 Barcode: 0656605152936 14.00 £14.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Dead Oceans Released Date: 12th March 2021 Buying Format: 12" Coloured Vinyl EP/Mini Album Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info When the pandemic hit the US, Chastity Belt’s Annie Truscott descended into a state of mourning. Her plan had been to join her partner, Jay Som’s Melina Duterte, as violinist on tour, a privilege rarely afforded since both maintain busy road schedules and for Truscott the prospect of spending most of the year in a van wasn’t met with exhaustion so much as exhilaration. At long last, she’d be making a living playing music, no side hustle needed. The cancellation of the tour represented a sidelined dream. Routine was born of this disappointment. Like the phoenix rising from the ashes, Truscott and Duterte’s collaborative project offers a glimpse of the creative possibilities that can emerge from a state of defeat. Written and recorded over the course of a month in Joshua Tree, Routine’s lush debut EP ‘And Other Things’ finds the couple trying on new roles. Truscott, who plays bass in Chastity Belt, wrote the bulk of the material and sings on the EP, while Duterte, normally a band leader, used the project as an opportunity to, in her words, “Take the backseat,” as accompanist, producer, and engineer. Duterte describes the making of the EP as “seamless.” In the mornings, Truscott sat outside of the cabin in the not-yet-blazing sun and worked out chord progressions on guitar while Duterte slept in. Staring out at the horizon, Truscott could see a smattering of houses and the sharp outline of a mountain range but overall the property felt remote, far removed from home in Los Angeles. On long walks Truscott admired the recently bloomed spring flowers and pondered the legacy of friendships and experiences that made her. “I spend a lot of my time thinking about the people who’ve impacted my life,” she says. “‘Routine’ gave me an opportunity to explore those relationships through music.” It was on one of these walks that Truscott began writing ‘Cady Road’, a contemplative, country-tinged pop song that urges listeners to sit in the discomfort of the present moment. “Relax/ It’s fine/ You don’t have to know this time,” Truscott sings on the chorus, reflecting on the unsuredness that gripped her in those early days of the pandemic. Duterte joins in harmony, giving a song about being alone with your thoughts a collaborative dimension. “In Annie’s songs I hear a yearning for something just out of reach, something unachievable,” Duterte says. “She’s such a great singer, so it felt good to just layer instruments to make her vision for it feel fully fleshed out.” That impulse is heard vividly on ‘Cady Road’, where an abundant arrangement accompanies Truscott, replete with the spry notes of a banjolele. A true collaboration requires trust, intimacy and patience, three elements that cohered almost mystically in the process of making this EP. “Melina is the most calming presence. She’s so good at sitting with silences in a conversation and just observing,” Truscott says. The quality not only makes Duterte a good partner, but also a good bandmate and producer. ‘Calm And Collected’ is a tribute to that enviable ability to maintain serenity amidst the chaos of experience. Though it was written in Joshua Tree, Duterte and Truscott recorded it in the attic of their home in LA, where Duterte set up a studio in the free time afforded by the pandemic. The song is the quietest of the collection, a gentle ode underscored by atmospheric swaths of synth that swaddle the listener. “I think of ‘And Other Things’ as a series of vignettes,” Truscott says. “We aren’t telling one story here, we’re telling a series of short stories that people can hopefully relate to.” Asked how it feels to offer the EP up to the world during a time of major uncertainty in the music industry, Truscott offers only one word: “Cathartic.” First pressing on Coke Bottle Clear vinyl. Artist Routine Genre Rock And Pop Label Dead Oceans Buying Options 12" Coloured Vinyl EP/Mini Album Format 12" , Coloured Vinyl , EP/Mini Album Condition New Country UK Track Listings Cady Road Numb Enough Song 5 And Other Things Calm And Collected Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Death And Vanilla Flicker Rock And Pop | Fire Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 17th March 2023 £21.00 - £23.00 Select options Reserve View Reservations Death And Vanilla Flicker £21.00 - £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Fire Records Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 17th March 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Select options View Product Quick View Sparks Propaganda Rock And Pop | UMC | 180g, 1LP Released 1st December 2017 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sparks Propaganda £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: UMC SKU: 4735905 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 1st December 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Frank Zappa Strictly Commercial (The Best Of Frank Zappa) Rock And Pop | Rykodisc | 2LP Released 1st June 2023 £55.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Frank Zappa Strictly Commercial (The Best Of Frank Zappa) £55.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Rykodisc SKU: nn264841 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 1st June 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Few Bits Big Sparks Rock And Pop | PIAS | 1LP Released 7th October 2016 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Few Bits Big Sparks £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: PIAS SKU: PIASB437LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 7th October 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Mazes Wooden Aquarium Rock And Pop | Fat Cat | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 5th September 2014 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mazes Wooden Aquarium £16.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Fat Cat SKU: FATLP119 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 5th September 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Foo Fighters Wasting Light Rock And Pop | RCA | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 10th October 2023 £20.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Foo Fighters Wasting Light £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: RCA SKU: nn273758 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 10th October 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Spitfires, The Response Rock And Pop | Catch 22 Records | 1LP Released 21st August 2015 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Spitfires, The Response £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Catch 22 Records SKU: TSLP01 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 21st August 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Spirit The Thirteenth Dream Rock And Pop | Mercury | 1LP Released 15th February 2024 £12.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Spirit The Thirteenth Dream £12.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Mercury SKU: nn280963 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 15th February 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Shelby Lynne Tears, Lies & Alibis Americana / Country | Everso | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 11th November 2010 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Shelby Lynne Tears, Lies & Alibis £22.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Everso SKU: EVER170 Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 11th November 2010 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Level 42 World Machine Rock And Pop | Polydor | 1LP Released 3rd December 2016 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Level 42 World Machine £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Polydor SKU: 0602537894420 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 3rd December 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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