View basket “Universal Heart-Beat (10″ Single)” has been added to your basket. On Sale Protector Aoife Nessa Frances SKU: 13.99 18.00 £13.99 - £18.00 £18.00 £13.99 - £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Partisan Records Released Date: 28th October 2022 Buying Format: 1LP 1LP Coloured Vinyl Buying Options Choose an option1LP1LP Coloured VinylClear Protector quantity Add to basket ReserveBack Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info In the spring of 2020, Aoife Nessa Frances packed up her things in Dublin and moved to rural County Clare on the west coast of Ireland. It was there, amidst the stillness, that she began to work on the songs that would become her second album, Protector: a personal, mystical journey of self-discovery through dislocation, transformation, and restoration. “I might have been running away from my problems,” she admits. “I was disconnected from myself and from nature, but I found peace far away from the city, where there were no distractions. I isolated myself with nothing to do but make music.” Recording took place in a small house in County Kerry, at the foothills of the Annascaul, along with Brendan Jenkinson (producer, keys, bass, synth, clarinet) and Brendan Doherty (drums). “We’d wake up early every day and swim at Inch Beach before making music,” Frances describes. “This ritual was crucial for our process. There was an unexplainable joy happening between the three of us.” The arrangements grew with later contributions from Ailbhe Nic Oiroictaigh (strings), Meabh McKenna (harp), and Conor O’Brien (horns). No matter how it expanded in scope and involvement, Frances never let it stray from a central focus on deep truths. “For me, Protector acknowledges the part of myself that steers me towards a brighter path. The almost psychotropic power of nature gave me a connection I never felt before. As the countryside seeped into me and lines of communication opened up with my family, I developed an ability to perceive myself and my choices within an expanded world.” Protector builds pastoral landscapes through light flourishes and open spaces. Songs float along effortlessly, remaining anchored by Frances’ deep voice. Contemplative tempos tug along atmospheric synths, minimal bass, and shimmering guitar notes, conveying a serenity like early morning. “Writing and recording this album was a spiritual experience,” Frances explains. “I experienced love for my family on a level I didn’t know existed, while slowly putting myself back together and watching the ‘protector’ in me grow much bigger.” Artist Aoife Nessa Frances Genre Rock And Pop Label Partisan Records Buying Options 1LP , 1LP Coloured Vinyl Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country UK Track Listings A1 Way to Say Goodbye A2 This Still Life A3 Emptiness Follows A4 Only Child B1 Chariot B2 Back to Earth B3 Soft Lines B4 Day Out of Time Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Aoife Nessa Frances and more from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Aoife Nessa Frances Land Of No Junction Folk | Basin Rock | 180g, 1LP Released 28th October 2022 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Aoife Nessa Frances Land Of No Junction £19.00 Genre: Folk Label: Basin Rock SKU: BR008LP Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 28th October 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Japanese House, The Good At Falling – Indies Only Rock And Pop | Dirty Hit | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 1st March 2019 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Japanese House, The Good At Falling – Indies Only £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Dirty Hit SKU: DH473 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 1st March 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bluebells, The Exile On Twee Street (Songs from Glasgow 1980-82) Rock And Pop | Weatherbox | 1LP Released 29th September 2014 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bluebells, The Exile On Twee Street (Songs from Glasgow 1980-82) £17.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Weatherbox SKU: VIN180LP078 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th September 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Depeche Mode Spirit Rock And Pop | Sony Music | 180g, 2LP Released 17th March 2017 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Depeche Mode Spirit £24.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony Music SKU: 88985411651 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 17th March 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Treefight For Sunlight Treefight For Sunlight Rock And Pop | Bella Union | 1LP Released 16th March 2011 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Treefight For Sunlight Treefight For Sunlight £21.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Bella Union SKU: BELLAV270 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th March 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Magnetic Fields, The Holiday Rock And Pop | Merge Records | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 13th December 2019 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Magnetic Fields, The Holiday £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Merge Records SKU: MRG151LP Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 13th December 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View INXS The Swing Rock And Pop | Universal Music | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 17th November 2017 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders INXS The Swing £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Universal Music SKU: 3777894 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 17th November 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Echo & the Bunnymen Porcupine Rock And Pop | Vinyl 180 | 180g, 1LP Released 3rd March 2014 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Echo & the Bunnymen Porcupine £17.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Vinyl 180 SKU: VIN180LP070 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 3rd March 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Stockholm Guitar Trio Trio HDCD Rock And Pop | Opus 3 | 1LP Released 15th March 2008 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Stockholm Guitar Trio Trio HDCD £15.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Opus 3 SKU: OPUS3CD19701 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 15th March 2008 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sweet Baboo Motorhome Songs Rock And Pop | Moshi Moshi | 12", EP/Mini Album, Includes Download Code Released 8th November 2013 £11.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sweet Baboo Motorhome Songs £11.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Moshi Moshi SKU: MOSHI170 Formats: 12", EP/Mini Album, Includes Download Code Released Date: 8th November 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Dan Croll Grand Plan Rock And Pop | Communion | 1LP Released 21st August 2020 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Dan Croll Grand Plan £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Communion SKU: COMM377 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 21st August 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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