MODERN STUDIES – “WE ARE THERE” //Fire Records// (Released 18th February)

Description

£21.99 – 1xLP, Indies Exclusive Orange Coloured Vinyl (plus DL Code)

£19.99 – 1xLP, Standard Edition (plus DL Code)

Through the hazy daze of a smoky folk opus, Modern Studies craft rich soundtracks, stuttering Super-8 sketches from a washed-out world of melancholy, hand-tinted and tantalising. Lullaby couplets blossom into gorgeous chamber pop melodies, the drama unfolding behind Emily Scott’s plaintive vocal; part Julie London, part Sandy Denny, a little bit Kate Bush, with a hushed sigh of Joni.

Sweeping strings carry them into unchartered terrain on their new album ‘We Are Here’, flying high above their psych-folk roots, it’s an epic journey that’s exquisitely delivered, transcending categories, nodding to Brubeck, Low, Talk Talk, Jim O’Rourke and Pentangle, making music that is ready to cross over in these modern times with songs of substance.

Tracklisting:

Sink into
Light a fire
Comfort me
Two swimmers
Wild ocean
Open face
Won’t be long
Mothlight
Do you wanna
Winter springs