View basket “Old & In The Way (White Label Promo)” 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 Elvis Presley Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite Rock And Pop | Sony Legacy | 2LP Released 11th August 2023 £35.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Elvis Presley Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite £35.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony Legacy SKU: 19658801961 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 11th August 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Joe Meek Hits From 304 Holloway Road Rock And Pop | Wax Love | 1LP Released 15th December 2017 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Joe Meek Hits From 304 Holloway Road £14.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Wax Love SKU: WLV82020 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 15th December 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Emily Barker A Dark Murmuration of Words Folk | Everyone Sang | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 4th September 2020 £16.00 - £18.00 Select options Emily Barker A Dark Murmuration of Words £16.00 - £18.00 Genre: Folk Label: Everyone Sang Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 4th September 2020 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Sad13 Slugger Rock And Pop | Carpark Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 11th November 2016 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sad13 Slugger £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Carpark Records SKU: CAK118LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 11th November 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Melkbelly PITH Rock And Pop | Wax Nine Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 3rd April 2020 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Melkbelly PITH £17.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Wax Nine Records SKU: WIX02LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 3rd April 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Mott The Hoople Mott Rock And Pop | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 19th July 2010 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mott The Hoople Mott £24.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP126 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 19th July 2010 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Girls Father, Son, Holy Ghost Rock And Pop | Turnstile | 2LP Released 8th September 2011 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Girls Father, Son, Holy Ghost £14.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Turnstile SKU: FANTASY007LP Formats: 2LP Released Date: 8th September 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Marshall Crenshaw Field Day Rock And Pop | Intervention Records | 180g, 2LP Released 22nd September 2017 £56.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Marshall Crenshaw Field Day £56.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Intervention Records SKU: IR015 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 22nd September 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Reigning Sound Abdication…For Your Love Rock And Pop | Merge Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 26th April 2019 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Reigning Sound Abdication…For Your Love £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Merge Records SKU: MRG640LPC1 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 26th April 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Koyo You Said It Rock And Pop | 88 Watt | 1LP Released 26th June 2020 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Koyo You Said It £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: 88 Watt SKU: 88WLPR012 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 26th June 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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