View basket “The Pleasure and the Pain” has been added to your basket. Drowning In Blessings EP Sinead O'Brien SKU: CC100 Barcode: 5053760067313 10.00 £10.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Chess Club Released Date: 11th December 2020 Buying Format: 10" EP/Mini Album Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Originally from Limerick, O’Brien’s work captures the everyday and the inbetween in a way that transcends any genre label. Writing from her own observations, O’Brien’s influences can be found in the realism of Mark E. Smith of The Fall, Patti Smith and The Slits, and the works of literary icons such Frank O’Hara, W.B. Yeats, Joan Didion and Albert Camus. Releases to date have drawn admiration from British and American outlets and radio stations as diverse as The FADER, Stereogum, The Guardian, Loud And Quiet, The Quietus, BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 6 Music, and more. Speaking about the new single, O’Brien explains: “‘Most Modern Painting’ is about the creation and maintenance of ‘the self’ – the most epic task we are faced with in our lives. I wanted to work with structure in an unconventional way, linking the movements together using various voices from the narrative. The lyrics are voiced through a dialogue between the conscious and unconscious, through dream recall, memory, the individual and the ego.” The accompanying music video for ‘Most Modern Painting’ was shot in a film-like manner on 16mm. Directed by Saskia Dixie, the movements are intrinsically linked to the lyrics; the choreography incorporates physical theatre, dance and elements of daily gestures and habits. The chorus line on ‘Most Modern Painting’ birthed the title for the EP ‘Drowning In Blessings’ – “The more I said it, the more it meant. It’s an image which I find really cathartic; seeing the weight or build up of things as possibilities and opportunities instead of bearing their burdens. I approached the set of songs on the EP like a short album so the body of work feels full and tells a substantial story. Tracks allude and refer to one another and provide clues and hints to the future and to the past. It’s not only about language and music – it’s about energy, spaces, leaving room for other people to get in.” A multifaceted artist, O’Brien’s writing has also been published by the esteemed London Magazine whose alumni include T.S. Eliot, Sylvia Plath and William Burroughs. Her unique fusion of spoken lyrics and art rock has piqued the attention of luminaries of both fields, seeing her perform with John Cooper Clarke and The Brian Jonestown Massacre at sold out theatres across the U.K. Playing live with her band and collaborators; Julian Hanson (guitar) and Oscar Robertson (drums), Sinead O’Brien’s transfixing performances are placing her at the forefront of a resurgent wave of independent British and Irish talent. “Irish Sprechgesang punk that embraces the feeling of unknown” – Loud And Quiet “O’Brien gets ever deeper into the psyche of it all” – The FADER “The brilliant Irish poet continues the punk Sprechgesang revival” – The Guardian “hugely exciting” – The Quietus “Quite simply, O’Brien is a hell of a performer” – NME “another new, idiosyncratic voice coming from across the Atlantic” – Stereogum “endlessly fascinating” – The Line Of Best Fit Artist Sinead O'Brien Genre Rock And Pop Label Chess Club Buying Options 10" EP/Mini Album Format 10" , EP/Mini Album Condition New Country UK Track Listings Most Modern Painting Roman Ruins Fall With Me Strangers In Danger Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Cribs, The 24-7 Rock Star Shit – Indies Only Rock And Pop | Sonic Blew | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 11th August 2017 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Cribs, The 24-7 Rock Star Shit – Indies Only £26.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sonic Blew SKU: 506046341501 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 11th August 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Trashcan Sinatras Cake Rock And Pop | Last Night From Glasgow | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 24th November 2023 £25.00 Select options Trashcan Sinatras Cake £25.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Last Night From Glasgow Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 24th November 2023 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Clientele, The Music for the Age of Miracles Rock And Pop | Tapete | 1LP, Includes CD Released 22nd September 2017 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Clientele, The Music for the Age of Miracles £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Tapete SKU: TR375LP Formats: 1LP, Includes CD Released Date: 22nd September 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Joni Mitchell Court and Spark (UK) Rock And Pop | Rhino | 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 21st June 2013 £25.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Joni Mitchell Court and Spark (UK) £25.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Rhino SKU: 0081227986186 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 21st June 2013 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Animal Collective Spirit They’re Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished Rock And Pop | Domino | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 12th May 2023 £25.00 - £26.00 Select options Animal Collective Spirit They’re Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished £25.00 - £26.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Domino Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 12th May 2023 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Unkle The Answer Rock And Pop | Surrender All | 12", EP/Mini Album Released 1st May 2014 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Unkle The Answer £13.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Surrender All SKU: SURR020EP Formats: 12", EP/Mini Album Released Date: 1st May 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View John Mellencamp Scarecrow (Half Speed Master) Rock And Pop | Virgin | Deluxe Box Set Released 4th November 2022 £108.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Mellencamp Scarecrow (Half Speed Master) £108.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Virgin Released Date: 4th November 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders 2023's picks View Product Quick View Sparks The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte Rock And Pop | Island | 1LP, Picture Disc Released 26th May 2023 £30.00 Select options Sparks The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte £30.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Island Formats: 1LP, Picture Disc Released Date: 26th May 2023 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Ohmme Parts Rock And Pop | Joyful Noise Recordings | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 24th August 2018 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ohmme Parts £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Joyful Noise Recordings SKU: JNR268LP Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 24th August 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View SBTRKT The Rat Road Rock And Pop | Save Yourself | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 29th September 2023 £26.00 - £28.00 Select options SBTRKT The Rat Road £26.00 - £28.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Save Yourself Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 29th September 2023 Read More Select options See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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