View basket “Audit In Progress” has been added to your basket. 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 Bring Me The Horizon Amo – Bricks & Mortar Exclusive Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | RCA | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 25th January 2019 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bring Me The Horizon Amo – Bricks & Mortar Exclusive £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: RCA SKU: 19075895691 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 25th January 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Citizen Everybody Is Going To Heaven Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Run For Cover Records | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 18th June 2015 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Citizen Everybody Is Going To Heaven £15.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Run For Cover Records SKU: 0811774021937 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 18th June 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Quasi When the Going Gets Dark Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Touch and Go Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 17th May 2024 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Quasi When the Going Gets Dark £26.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Touch and Go Records SKU: TG270LPC1 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 17th May 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View DIIV Frog In Boiling Water Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Concord | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 24th May 2024 £30.00 Select options DIIV Frog In Boiling Water £30.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Concord Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 24th May 2024 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Japandroids Fate & Alcohol Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Anti | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 18th October 2024 £22.00 - £25.00 Select options Japandroids Fate & Alcohol £22.00 - £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Anti Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 18th October 2024 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Melt Banana Fetch Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Azap | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 7th October 2013 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Melt Banana Fetch £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Azap SKU: AZ09 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 7th October 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sex Pistols Pretty Vacant 7″ Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | UMR | 7", Single Released 29th September 2023 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sex Pistols Pretty Vacant 7″ £13.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: UMR SKU: 5526203 Formats: 7", Single Released Date: 29th September 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Guided By Voices Styles We Paid For Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Guided By Voices, Inc. | 1LP Released 11th December 2020 £25.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Guided By Voices Styles We Paid For £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Guided By Voices, Inc. 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