View basket “Fat Axl” has been added to your basket. 2023's picks Summer of No Light Natvral, The SKU: DBR021VL Barcode: 0658556126370 20.00 £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Dirty Bingo Released Date: 8th September 2023 Buying Format: 1LP Coloured Vinyl Add to basket Reserve Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Today The Natvral (Kip Berman, former frontperson of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart) returns with his second solo album, Summer of No Light, due 1st September on Dirty Bingo Records. On his second album as The Natvral – a spirited, beautifully observed collection of rough and ready songcraft – the former Pains of Being Pure at Heart frontperson was eyeing the past while dealing with an inescapable present. In 2020, in the early stages of lockdown, Berman began writing songs that reflected on a world that had seemingly ended – while contending with the needs of his young family seeking solace in the familiar. “After putting my children to bed, I spent many a late night in the basement with my guitar and let my mind wander to the places where I could no longer go,” he says. “Initially, a lot of the songs were about getting as far away from the reality of my moment as possible.” He drew parallels with another tumultuous summer. “The record’s title, Summer of No Light, is taken from the climate crisis of 1816,” he says. Often referred to as The Year Without a Summer, that year a massive volcanic eruption in Indonesia darkened much of the world’s sky. The resulting ash brought dramatic global cooling and widespread famine, hitting Western Europe especially hard. While he initially sought escape from the isolation in which he found himself, soon the solace of home and family life began to seep its way into the music “The routines of domesticity were often unwelcome, and always exhausting – but probably mentally helpful. I was isolated, but not alone.” Despite the many graveyard romps that populate the record, it’s the moments that celebrate home that gives this album its heart. Summer of No Light is an album that’s born of a precise moment, yet revels in anachronism. Collapsing time to make a little bit of sense of this one, Berman feels artistically rejuvenated, drawing on histories large and small to breathe new life and perspective on his own. “It was a time that is now almost unspeakable – not because the tragedy was too profound or in any way trivial – but because we were all there.” Artist Natvral, The Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label Dirty Bingo Buying Options 1LP Coloured Vinyl Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country UK Track Listings Lucifer’s Glory Carolina Summer of Hell The Stillness A Glass of Laughter Stephanie Don’t Live Here Anymore Your Temperate Ways Wait for Me Wintergreen Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Natvral, The and more from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Matt's picks View Product Quick View Natvral, The Tethers Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Dirty Bingo | 1LP Released 2nd April 2021 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Natvral, The Tethers £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Dirty Bingo SKU: DBR019VL Formats: 1LP Released Date: 2nd April 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Datblygu Porwr Trallod Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Ankstmusic | 1LP, Includes CD Released 17th December 2015 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Datblygu Porwr Trallod £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Ankstmusic SKU: ANKST139 Formats: 1LP, Includes CD Released Date: 17th December 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Matt's picks View Product Quick View Beach Bunny Emotional Creature Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Mom & Pop | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 22nd July 2022 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Beach Bunny Emotional Creature £27.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Mom & Pop SKU: LPMP591C Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 22nd July 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Quicksand Interiors Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Epitaph | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 10th November 2017 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Quicksand Interiors £17.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Epitaph SKU: 8714092756418 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 10th November 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Narrow Head 12th House Rock Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Holy Roar | 2LP Released 28th August 2020 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Narrow Head 12th House Rock £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Holy Roar SKU: HRR346V2 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 28th August 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Loose Articles Scream If You Wanna Go Faster Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Alcopop | 1LP Released 7th June 2024 £19.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Loose Articles Scream If You Wanna Go Faster £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Alcopop SKU: ALCOPOP279X Formats: 1LP Released Date: 7th June 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Mogwai Happy Songs For Happy People Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | PIAS | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 3rd November 2023 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mogwai Happy Songs For Happy People £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: PIAS SKU: PIASX035LPX Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 3rd November 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Face To Face Protection Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Fat Wreck Chords | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 9th March 2016 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Face To Face Protection £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Fat Wreck Chords SKU: FAT954LP Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 9th March 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Thrice Horizons/East Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Epitaph | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 1st April 2022 £22.00 - 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