Fenne Lily "Big Picture" Ultramarine or Black LP (2023)

Details: Fenne Lily "Big Picture" Ultramarine or Black LP (2023, Dead Oceans). New stock, sealed.

Description: "A gorgeous and gripping portrait of Fenne’s last two years, Big Picture was pieced together in an effort to self-soothe. Tracked live in co-producer Brad Cook’s North Carolina studio, the album delineates the phases of love and becomes a map of comfort vs claustrophobia. ... While the album was written alone in Fenne’s Bristol flat – a fact intentionally reflected in its compact sonic quality – Big Picture was transformed from a solitary venture into a unifying collaboration during the recording process when she was joined by her touring band, Melina Duterte of Jay Som (mixing), Christian Lee Hutson (guitar and co-production), and Katy Kirby (vocals).

Notably, these 10 songs are Fenne’s first and only to have been written over the course of a relationship; 2018’s On Hold and 2020’s BREACH both confront the pain of retrospection, saying goodbye to a love that’s gone. Big Picture does the exact opposite — rooted firmly in the present, it traces the narrative of two people trying their hardest not to implode, together. ..."

Grade: M (new stock)

TRACK LISTING SIDE A:

A1. Map Of Japan
A2. Dawncolored Horse
A3. Lights Light Up
A4. 2+2
A5. Superglued

TRACK LISTING SIDE B:

B1. Henry
B2. Pick
B3. In My Own Time
B4. Red Deer Day
B5. Half Finished