View basket “Bachman Turner Overdrive” 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 Creedence Clearwater Revival Mardi Gras Rock And Pop | Analogue Productions | SACD Released 14th May 2012 £29.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Creedence Clearwater Revival Mardi Gras £29.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Analogue Productions SKU: CAPP9404SA Formats: SACD Released Date: 14th May 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Misty Miller The Whole Family Is Worred Rock And Pop | Epic | 1LP Released 29th April 2016 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Misty Miller The Whole Family Is Worred £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Epic SKU: 88875199891 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th April 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Swell Maps Archive Recordings Volume 1: Wastrels And Whippersnappers Rock And Pop | Munster | 1LP Released 16th June 2014 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Swell Maps Archive Recordings Volume 1: Wastrels And Whippersnappers £17.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Munster SKU: MR344 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th June 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Carlton Melton Resemble Ensemble Rock And Pop | Agitated | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 27th January 2023 £23.00 Select options Carlton Melton Resemble Ensemble £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Agitated Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 27th January 2023 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Gun Outfit Dream All Over Rock And Pop | Paradise Of Bachelors | 1LP Released 16th October 2015 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Gun Outfit Dream All Over £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Paradise Of Bachelors SKU: POB023LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th October 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Johnny Cash American II – Unchained Americana / Country | American Recordings | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 21st March 2014 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Johnny Cash American II – Unchained £19.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: American Recordings SKU: 5346143 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 21st March 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Joy Formidable, The Wolfs Law Rock And Pop | Atlantic | 1LP Released 17th January 2013 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Joy Formidable, The Wolfs Law £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Atlantic SKU: 7567876179 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 17th January 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Arthur Russell Corn Rock And Pop | Rough Trade | 1LP Released 2nd December 2022 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Arthur Russell Corn £21.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Rough Trade SKU: RT0371LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 2nd December 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Julia Holter In The Same Room Rock And Pop | Domino | 2LP, Includes Download Code Released 31st March 2017 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Julia Holter In The Same Room £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Domino SKU: DOMDOC001LP Formats: 2LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 31st March 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Cathedral The Last Spire Rock And Pop | Rise Above | 180g, 2LP Released 29th April 2013 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Cathedral The Last Spire £21.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Rise Above SKU: RISELP150 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 29th April 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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