Illuminator GIFT SKU: CT376LPC1 Barcode: 817949037666 27.00 £27.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Captured Tracks Released Date: 23rd August 2024 Buying Format: 1LP Coloured Vinyl Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info The year 2020 sure wasn’t the most ideal time to form a band, especially for a group of musicians who never played together before. But for New York rock quintet GIFT, this strangest of periods was the auspicious backdrop for a bold new sound – a dizzying blend of early shoegaze, classic ‘90s alternative rock and even modern pop. Indeed, that GIFT emerged somewhat fully formed on their 2022 debut album Momentary Presence was a testament to the creative possibilities laying deep within. Now, Illuminator, their Aug. 23 debut album for revered New York independent label Captured Tracks, is the long-awaited payoff of GIFT’s ever-growing musical and human chemistry. And while nods are apparent to label forerunners such as Beach Fossils, DIIV and Wild Nothing, GIFT are shepherding those elements into wondrous new vessels for the present moment–sleek, often danceable and frequently mesmerizing. GIFT – vocalist/guitarist TJ Freda, multi-instrumentalists Jessica Gurewitz and Justin Hrabovsky, drummer Gabe Camarano and bassist Kallan Campbell are firmly enmeshed in the New York scene as talent buyers, photographers, DJs, audio engineers, art directors and, in the case of Campbell, an owner of the beloved Brooklyn DIY venue Alphaville. GIFT introduced Illuminator with “Wish Me Away,” their first new song in the 18 months since the debut. With its earworm guitar lines, propulsive rhythms, riveting vocals and mind-expanding aural flourishes, “Wish Me Away” is the perfect sonic springboard from Momentary Presence to where GIFT are going next. It’s also a potent reminder that you can still preserve that twinkle in your eye even when you feel like everything’s slipping away. On songs such as “Light Runner”, “Going In Circles” and “Destination Illumination,” Freda demonstrates a newfound confidence and versatility, embracing pop music as a vehicle. The relentless, often painful dance of love has never sounded as exhilarating as on “Going in Circles,” while the strident tone poem “Water in My Lungs” conjures the unreal feeling of watching a romantic partner both figuratively and literally fade from view. “This album has a lot of themes of going fast, time passing and things changing,” Freda says. Throughout, Freda and company thankfully do much of the hard work for us: falling in love, heartbreak. Watching events and moments go by like cars on the highway. People you once knew coming in and out. Grieving the loss of different phases. Watching everything happen simultaneously. For these and many other reasons, Illuminator, friends, will be the sou ndtrack to the throughline of your life. Artist GIFT Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label Captured Tracks Buying Options 1LP Coloured Vinyl Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country UK Track Listings Wish Me Away Light Runner To The Stars And Back Going I n Circles It’s All Too Fast Falling Down Destination Illumination Later Glow Water In My Lungs Milestones Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo View Product Quick View Hot Snakes Audit In Progress Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Sub Pop | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 19th January 2018 £20.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Hot Snakes Audit In Progress £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1219 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 19th January 2018 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes End Of Suffering Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | International Death Cult | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 24th May 2019 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes End Of Suffering £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: International Death Cult SKU: IDC018LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 24th May 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jeff Rosenstock Post Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Specialist Subject | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 1st January 2018 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jeff Rosenstock Post £13.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Specialist Subject SKU: SPS063 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 1st January 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sleeping With Sirens Complete Collapse Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Sumerian Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 14th October 2022 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sleeping With Sirens Complete Collapse £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sumerian Records SKU: SUM1750 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 14th October 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Diet Cig Swear Im Good At This Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | French Kiss | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 20th April 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Diet Cig Swear Im Good At This £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: French Kiss SKU: FKR0881 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 20th April 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Punter Punter Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Drunken Sailor | 1LP Released 12th May 2023 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Punter Punter £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Drunken Sailor SKU: DRUNKENSAILOR161 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 12th May 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Radiation City Synesthetica Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Polyvinyl | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 9th February 2016 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Radiation City Synesthetica £15.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Polyvinyl SKU: 0644110030818 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 9th February 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View VR Sex Hard Copy Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Dais | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 22nd March 2024 £25.00 Select options VR Sex Hard Copy £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Dais Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 22nd March 2024 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Deerhoof Apple O’ – 20th Anniversary Edition Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Joyful Noise Recordings | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes 7" Released 17th February 2023 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Deerhoof Apple O’ – 20th Anniversary Edition £26.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Joyful Noise Recordings SKU: JNR433LPC1 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes 7" Released Date: 17th February 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Van Pelt, The Sultans of Sentiment Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | La Castanya | 1LP Released 22nd May 2017 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Van Pelt, The Sultans of Sentiment £21.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: La Castanya SKU: LC50LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 22nd May 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Start again
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