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£22.99 – 1xLP, Limited Edition “Avalanche White” Vinyl (plus DL Code)

Drawn to the cerebral emotion of early 90s shoegaze and indie rock, these are songs to live by.

This is pop music that blossoms from verse to chorus much like Sharon Van Etten, with piercing soundscapes by way of Ethal Cain and Wolf Alice. A reawakening, full of positivity and purpose from the everyday thrall of life. ‘Avalanche’ sees Thala caught in that moment when indie confidently explodes into soaring panoramic rock, a coming of age statement and a strident evolution from her previous work.

Opening cut, ‘1st of the year’, is a heady slice of realisation that everything’s not going to work out as planned and is an outpouring of emotion which reveals a darker side to her music. It sets the scene for a cathartic awakening; Thala is a performer living life’s rich adventures and rolling with its punches; ‘don’t want u to die’ is an honest parable filled with modern-day melancholy, it’s a liberating piece of indie rock that surges with dramatic heft and is executed with pinpoint precision; ‘spit it out’ is a cursory chronicle of revenge served cold, while ‘tongue-tied & starry-eyed’ (featuring Communion artist Sfven) is the understanding that sometimes you just have to move on. Thala takes us on her personal trip as ‘drive song’ slides into a somnambulant plea with vintage Cure-like chiming guitars while ‘body to you’ raises the ante with a gloriously triumphant chorus of “it’s alright, it’s alright”.

For fans of: beabadoobee, boygenius, Sharon Van Etten, Wolf Alice and Pheobe Bridgers

Tracklisting:

1st of the year
body to you
don’t want you to die
drive song
spit you out
sinner
sleep paralysis
tongue-tied & starry eyed feat. Sfven
It’s good
avalanche