Strawberry Hotel - new album out 25th Oct

[StrangeLastName]

This is very cool. I'm excited to hear that.

Originally Posted by TheBang

A few observations based on the credits on the back cover of the vinyl:

Art by YEAR0001 https://year0001.com/
Nina Nastasia appears on Iron Bones
Esme wrote and performs Ottavia. It's transcribed from Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea, so it may be a choral piece (like "A Moth at the Door" in Drift).

[TheBang]

R&K will be on Mary Anne Hobbs on BBC 6 Music sometime in the next hour to discuss the new album:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00228sr

[Dirty0900]

Originally Posted by TheBang

R&K will be on Mary Anne Hobbs on BBC 6 Music sometime in the next hour to discuss the new album:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00228sr

Wasn?t much. Just a mini pre recorded intro with them introducing. Interestingly , Karl said ?do not shuffle.? Which is in the press release.

[Dirty0900]

I like the artwork. Part of me feels there’s a it of hidden Easter eggs. It’s better than the Drift artwork.

Hoping I can buy from Bandcamp for a digital copy.

[TheBang]

Originally Posted by Dirty0900

I like the artwork. Part of me feels there?s a it of hidden Easter eggs. It?s better than the Drift artwork.

There's a key to the tableau in the gatefold artwork of the vinyl and CD.

Originally Posted by Dirty0900

Hoping I can buy from Bandcamp for a digital copy.

Unfortunately, I don't think it will be on Bandcamp. You will be able to buy digital copies from the usual digital retailer places though, like iTunes or Amazon, or Qobuz for high-res lossless.

[StrangeLastName]

While the artwork is different from the messy aesthetic of Dubnobass or STITI or Barking, I don't think it's outside of their aesthetic at all, especially when you think of some of the (intentionally ugly, IMHO) single covers in the Hundred Days Off era. As for me, I think this direction is way more interesting and adventurous than the Drift project aesthetic.

I don't think I ever expected the album artwork to follow the single artwork of Denver Luna and And The Color Red... they were clearly placeholders while they settled on the art direction for the album.

[cdave2]

Just got the email announcement this morning. Great news to wake up to!

Hoping ?Strawberry Hotel? (the song) will still show up under a different title.

I?m relieved that the pricing is more moderate this time around. As much as I love the high-end special editions, they?re usually a stretch for my budget, and very limited to boot. This release is much more egalitarian.

[dubman]

Yeah, I also don’t get the pre-disappointment here. Coming up with your alternate reality for it already is a bit embarrassing tbh. I like the cover more than I did for drift, and the short tracks suggest (to me anyway) more of a big bouquet rather than some epic journey (though it could still be that!). I hope strawberry hotel the track is here under different name(s), but otherwise I’m hyped.

[Dirty0900]

Think the album was finished in May from instagram. Glad it’s a short announcement until release.

[ultradave]

Interestingly, I received an email from Bandcamp that targets the UW Store for the album pre-order. Not sure if this means they will have some involvement with Bandcamp. Maybe a digital copy provided with the album... question mark.