View basket “Larks’ Tongues In Aspic” 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 Tom Morello The Atlas Underground Rock And Pop | BMG Rights Management | 1LP Released 12th October 2018 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Tom Morello The Atlas Underground £26.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: BMG Rights Management SKU: 4050538429947 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 12th October 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Peel Dream Magazine Modern Meta Physic Rock And Pop | Slumberland | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 6th January 2023 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Peel Dream Magazine Modern Meta Physic £21.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Slumberland SKU: LPSLR234IE Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 6th January 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Santana Borboletta Rock And Pop | Speakers Corner | 180g, 1LP, Includes Insert Released 11th November 2014 £35.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Santana Borboletta £35.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Speakers Corner SKU: PC33135 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Insert Released Date: 11th November 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Of Mice & Men Earth & Sky Rock And Pop | Rise Records | 1LP Released 27th September 2019 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Of Mice & Men Earth & Sky £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Rise Records SKU: 4050538529005 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 27th September 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Rolling Stones, The Dirty Work (Half-Speed Master) Rock And Pop | Polydor | 180g, 1LP Released 26th June 2020 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Rolling Stones, The Dirty Work (Half-Speed Master) £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Polydor SKU: 0877328 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 26th June 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Teenage Fanclub Songs From Northern Britain Rock And Pop | Sony Music | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 6th August 2018 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Teenage Fanclub Songs From Northern Britain £21.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony Music SKU: 19075837041 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 6th August 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders On Sale View Product Quick View National Jazz Trio Of Scotland, The Standards Vol V Rock And Pop | Karaoke Kalk | 1LP Released 12th July 2019 £15.99 £22.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations National Jazz Trio Of Scotland, The Standards Vol V £15.99 £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Karaoke Kalk SKU: KALKLP113 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 12th July 2019 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Def Leppard Songs From The Sparkle Lounge Rock And Pop | Mercury | 1LP Released 11th June 2021 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Def Leppard Songs From The Sparkle Lounge £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Mercury SKU: 818006 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 11th June 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Glorious Sons, The Young Beauties and Fools Rock And Pop | Earache | 1LP Released 23rd February 2018 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Glorious Sons, The Young Beauties and Fools £15.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Earache SKU: 5055006560527 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 23rd February 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Midnight, The Heroes Rock And Pop | Counter Records | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 9th September 2022 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Midnight, The Heroes £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Counter Records SKU: COUNT234 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 9th September 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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