View basket “Wasteland, Baby!” has been added to your basket. Marsden & Richardson Marsden & Richardson SKU: SOAKLP251 Barcode: 0738572299279 22.00 £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: So Recordings Released Date: 28th January 2022 Buying Format: 1LP Coloured Vinyl Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Russell Marsden and Emma Richardson first started writing songs together in their teens after meeting at school in their Southampton hometown. Forming Band of Skulls 17 years ago with drummer Matt Hayward, they went on to make five acclaimed studio albums together. Now, the pair have temporarily stepped away from Band of Skulls to focus on a new musical project they’ve been dreaming about since their earliest songwriting days. The album covers the full breadth of human emotions, mining deeply into songs about human connection, vulnerability, loss, change, love, identity and forgiveness – as well as the future and hope. It’s vast in scope, something magnified by its grandiose cinematic feel that leans towards the soaring jazz arrangements of the 40s and 50s. The album’s strings were scored and directed by Tom Edwards, who had worked with Band of Skulls previously when he’d reimagined several of their songs. “When Tom sent back the first song, ‘Outsider’, it was a jaw-dropping moment for us to see what he’d done with it,” Emma says. “We challenged him to take inspiration from the incredible composers and arrangers from the 40s and 50s jazz era such as Nelson Riddle and Gordon Jenkins. Russell and I have always loved those records and the string arrangements from that time always stagger us and Tom got this entirely. What he did with the strings, time and time again blew us away.” Nostalgia is another theme running throughout the album. The pair sight a Portuguese word ‘Saudade’ which refers to the nostalgic feeling of longing for something that’s passed and is no longer around, but also looks forward with hope to the possibilities of the future. “This concept played on our minds,” Emma says, thinking the idea could be the thread which ties the album’s songs together. It’s seen well on ‘Mama’, which sees a character singing with nostalgia about memories from childhood and realising the love they had then will shape their own future. ‘Oh Forgiveness’ looks back on a difficult past but finds catharsis in looking forward and ‘That’s What Other People Do’ sees a couple finding a connection by revisiting memories from the past. The album began to be put together just prior to lockdown; it was written and recorded in a new, home studio built in Russell’s basement. The studio was named Snook after John Snook who built the house in 1838. With the two playing almost all the instruments between them for the very first time. The Snook studio freed the pair from time constraints and enabled them to perfect their songcraft and production. For the first time, Russell produced the album. “It was something that I always really had an interest in and always wanted to do,” Russell explains. “The situation kind of forced me to just do it – there was no way of meeting up with anybody or working with anyone else. We’d worked with some amazing producers in the past – Richard X, Gil Norton, Nick Launay and Ian Davenport. I’m grateful for the time I got to spend working alongside such talented people, yet it felt like I had them looking over my shoulder when I started work on my debut production. I spoke to Ian during the process, and I confessed, ‘I’m going to take on the role of producer “and he was like, ‘Oh, I always thought you’d do that Russell,’ which was actually very reassuring.” Whilst this project is very much separate from Band of Skulls, it is still very much “running alongside” what the duo are doing now, according to Emma. “We wanted to look back to those records which have always inspired us, records with a strong songwriting duo like Nancy and Lee, Simon and Garfunkel. They created their own self-titled, self-contained sonic world and we wanted to do that with this album. “We also wanted to celebrate our own songwriting partnership. We’re very proud of these songs and we hope they stand up for us forever. If someone wants to know what we can really do when writing a song, this album should be the place to look. We’re so proud of everything we’ve achieved.” Artist Marsden & Richardson Genre Rock And Pop Label So Recordings Buying Options 1LP Coloured Vinyl Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country UK Track Listings Outsider One More Question Beautiful Love Closer Together Lonely Hearts Mama Oh Forgiveness Sideways That’s What Other People Do Water There Goes The Moon Why Do You Have To Be So Beautiful Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Grimm Grimm Hazy Eyes Maybe Rock And Pop | ATP Recordings | 1LP Released 29th June 2015 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Grimm Grimm Hazy Eyes Maybe £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: ATP Recordings SKU: ATPRLP55 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th June 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Billy Squier Don’t Say No Rock And Pop | Intervention Records | 180g, 1LP Released 23rd February 2018 £51.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Billy Squier Don’t Say No £51.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Intervention Records SKU: IR020 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 23rd February 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View No Joy Wait To Pleasure (10th Anniversary Edition) Rock And Pop | Mexican Summer | 1LP Released 23rd June 2023 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders No Joy Wait To Pleasure (10th Anniversary Edition) £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Mexican Summer SKU: MEX1480 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 23rd June 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View John Newman Revolve Rock And Pop | Island | 1LP Released 16th October 2015 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Newman Revolve £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Island SKU: 4751182 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th October 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Inga Rumpf Universe Of Dreams / Hidden Tracks Rock And Pop | Earmusic | 3LP Released 30th July 2021 £30.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Inga Rumpf Universe Of Dreams / Hidden Tracks £30.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Earmusic SKU: 0216987EMU Formats: 3LP Released Date: 30th July 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View xx, The On Hold Rock And Pop | Young Turks | 7", Single Released 9th December 2016 £8.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders xx, The On Hold £8.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Young Turks SKU: YT164 Formats: 7", Single Released Date: 9th December 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Rick And Morty The Rick And Morty Soundtrack (Box Set) Rock And Pop | Sub Pop | 2LP, Includes 7" Released 28th September 2018 £106.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Rick And Morty The Rick And Morty Soundtrack (Box Set) £106.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sub Pop SKU: SPDX1265 Formats: 2LP, Includes 7" Released Date: 28th September 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Whitney Houston One Wish: The Holiday Album Rock And Pop | Sony CMG | 1LP Released 1st October 2021 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Whitney Houston One Wish: The Holiday Album £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony CMG SKU: 19439764101 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 1st October 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Boris New Album Metal / Classic Rock | Sargent House | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 21st December 2011 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Boris New Album £23.00 Genre: Metal / Classic Rock Label: Sargent House SKU: SH071LP Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 21st December 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Joan Shelley Joan Shelley Rock And Pop | No Quarter | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 5th May 2017 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Joan Shelley Joan Shelley £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: No Quarter SKU: NOQ053LP Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 5th May 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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