View basket “Accelerator” has been added to your basket. Looks Familiar Green Child, The SKU: UTR167 Barcode: 828887116719 17.00 £17.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Upset The Rhythm Released Date: 8th November 2024 Buying Format: 1LP Includes Download Code Forthcoming Pre Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info THE GREEN CHILD has grown into four people. Originally the recording project of Raven Mahon (furniture maker and member of Grass Widow, Rocky) and Mikey Young (recording engineer and band member of Total Control, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Shutdown 66), The Green Child now boasts Shaun Gionis (of Boomgates) on drums and Alex Macfarlane (who runs the excellent label Hobbies Galore) on guitar and synths. ‘Brings to mind mid-to-late 90s Stereolab who took a hard turn toward crystal-clear production on albums like Emperor Tomato Ketchup and Dots and Loops’ POST-TRASH BROOKLYN VEGAN # 2 ALBUM OF THE WEEK: “Gentle waves of synthesizers washing against a beach of guitars and Raven’s siren song voice floating atop. Everything feels just a little off center, giving the album a surreal vibe that is equal parts dreamstate and wistful melancholia.” This invigorated quartet from Naarm/Melbourne began writing the group’s third album ‘Look Familiar’ last year, working up demos in rehearsals, animated by having live drums present in their chameleonic sound. The Green Child still draws heavily on a refined psychedelic pop, with Raven’s scenically measured vocal often shadowing the ebb and flow, but the energy of having four people in the room resulted in making the songs more upbeat. Mikey expands on the new situation for the group, “for this record, half the musical ideas stemmed from Raven, half from myself. I felt like we discussed things more and fleshed out ideas together and brought in Alex and Shaun for their input all the time. I see it as a step forward in many ways but at times, it felt like an entirely new thing. It’s inspiring to make music with others, to find a new combination of ingredients to make music feel fresh.” This attitude certainly bears fruit across this extraordinary album, which sounds alive with ideas and unexpected dimensions. The songs gathered on ‘Look Familiar’ were largely informed by “reality-shifting world events” Raven admits, “the subject matter just makes its way in when it’s what I’m thinking about most the time” she continues. “There are a couple of homages to family members too. ‘The Lawn’ is about my grandmother and the area where she lived in the desert that was a short-lived socialist commune.” ‘The Lawn’ is a propulsive thrum of lustrous electronic escapism offset with lyrics about a factory job binding cables together for NASA. Raven continues, “these songs are more like a string of vignettes describing scenery and memories. I tried to include anecdotes I had heard about family members that I had never met as a way of memorialising them. Like that my great grandmother was a bashful quilter who would cover her mouth when she giggled.” This familial/familiar thread extends to the album artwork too, painted by Raven’s mother in the early 90’s and featuring the image of her father at the wheel of a car. There are many standout moments across the album’s ten tracks. ‘Wow Factor’ is a reverie of chiming guitar lines, dizzy, scurried melodies and floating centres. Raven elucidates “it is about a few things, for one, the double standards of the international justice system, and also about caring for and protecting those that are close to you.” These sentiments are echoed in the track’s uneasy, inescapable feel. ‘Arrows and Microtones’ and ‘Look Familiar’ showcase The Green Child in a more reflective, expansive mode. Taking time to let the grandeur unfold into compelling new directions. ‘Private Laugh’ comes alive with its crushed fuzz-guitar accompaniment and swirling synth eddies, the perfectly poised guitar histrionics on ‘Feet Are Rebels’ are another highlight. ‘A Long Beautiful Flowing Cape’ unfurls with an infectious shuffling beat backed-up with a spry bassline. Shimmers of synth and twirling guitar tone provide a redolent vista for Raven’s vocal about “internet interactions, posturing and distorted social contracts” to flit through. ‘Year Of Books’ is more strident and driving with a sturdy motorik pulse, arpeggiated flourishes and distorted shreds. This album sounds like constant renewal, never seeking comfort, its the sound of four musicians pushing each other to new heights. The Green Child have made a profusely evocative album with ‘Look Familiar’, one that shines like a beacon and draws us all close. Artist Green Child, The Genre Electronica Label Upset The Rhythm Buying Options 1LP Includes Download Code Format 1LP , Includes Download Code Condition New Country UK Track Listings Wow Factor Into Gold Step Over Water Easy Window A Long Beautiful Flowing Cape Year Of The Books Look Familiar Feet Are Rebels Private Laugh Arrows and Microtones Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Green Child, The and more from Electronica View Product Quick View Green Child, The Shimmering Basset Electronica | Upset The Rhythm | 180g, 1LP Released 23rd October 2020 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Green Child, The Shimmering Basset £17.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Upset The Rhythm SKU: UTR136 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 23rd October 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Green Child, The The Green Child Electronica | Upset The Rhythm | 180g, 1LP Released 12th January 2018 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Green Child, The The Green Child £16.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Upset The Rhythm SKU: UTR102 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 12th January 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Paul's picks View Product Quick View Vanishing Twin The Age Of Immunology Electronica | Fire Records | 1LP Released 7th June 2019 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Vanishing Twin The Age Of Immunology £18.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Fire Records SKU: FIRELP562 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 7th June 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Richard Skelton These Charms May Be Sung Over A Wound Electronica | Phantom Limb | 2LP Released 26th September 2020 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Richard Skelton These Charms May Be Sung Over A Wound £22.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Phantom Limb SKU: PHNTM015LP Formats: 2LP Released Date: 26th September 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Yosa Peit Gut Buster Electronica | Fire Records | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 26th April 2024 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Yosa Peit Gut Buster £23.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Fire Records SKU: FIRELP704 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 26th April 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Moby Play: The B-Sides Electronica | Little Idiot | 2LP Released 20th April 2018 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Moby Play: The B-Sides £25.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Little Idiot SKU: IDIOT62LP3 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 20th April 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Robert Ames & Ben Corrigan CARBS Electronica | Modern Recordings | 1LP Released 22nd April 2022 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Robert Ames & Ben Corrigan CARBS £24.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Modern Recordings SKU: 4050538758344 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 22nd April 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Propellerheads Decksandrumsandrockandroll (20th Anniversary Edition) Electronica | Wall Of Sound | 2LP Released 12th June 2018 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Propellerheads Decksandrumsandrockandroll (20th Anniversary Edition) £22.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Wall Of Sound SKU: WALLLPN015 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 12th June 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ben Frost Broken Spectre Electronica | The Vinyl Factory | 180g, 2LP Released 20th January 2023 £58.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ben Frost Broken Spectre £58.00 Genre: Electronica Label: The Vinyl Factory SKU: VF375 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 20th January 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ben Frost All That You Love Will Be Eviscerated Electronica | Mute | 12", EP/Mini Album Released 21st March 2018 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ben Frost All That You Love Will Be Eviscerated £13.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Mute SKU: 12MUTE569 Formats: 12", EP/Mini Album Released Date: 21st March 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Empire Of The Sun Ice On The Dune Electronica | UMR / EMI | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 28th June 2024 £30.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Empire Of The Sun Ice On The Dune £30.00 Genre: Electronica Label: UMR / EMI SKU: 6527660 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 28th June 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Tomorrowland Tomorrowland 2024 – Life – Official Compilation Electronica | Tomorrowland Music | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 21st June 2024 £30.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Tomorrowland Tomorrowland 2024 – Life – Official Compilation £30.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Tomorrowland Music SKU: 4003401518 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 21st June 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Electronica Start again
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