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| Oliver Spalding — "Xanax" Oliver Spalding shares new single "Xanax" premiered via Glide Magazine and out today on all DSPS. Forthcoming album Novemberism out November 15th on Monotreme Records. Written and recorded with Ed Tullett. "Xanax" is a soulful chamber pop composition that reflects the progressive and layered purism of Bon Iver and Jakes Blake" — Glide Magazine "Light, buzzy synths lay the groundwork upon which the 23-year-old's spine-tingling falsetto radiates light with its airy fullness." — Atwood Magazine "The baroque flourishes are dictated by lush 80s style synthetic layers of sound…Recalling the Blue Nile in its sheer scope, Oliver Spalding's work contains a highly singular DNA… crisp, widescreen mini-epic, cinematic in its placement of texture and tone." — Clash "The oldest trick in the pop music book is to code your saddest feelings as bright, explosive pop songs — which explains why "Novemberism, " is such a delicate and effervescent delight." — The FADER Oliver spalding is thrilled to share the new single "Xanax", the latest song to be released from the forthcoming debut album Novemberism, out November 15th on Monotreme Records. Early praise for the record has come in from the likes of The FADER, who note that Spalding has a knack for coding his "saddest feelings as bright, explosive pop songs, " and Clash Magazine who lauded the "ambitious effort" where "baroque flourishes are dictated by lush 80s style synthetic layers of sound." Meanwhile Glide Magazine, who debuted "Xanax", write, "built around Spalding's staggeringly beautiful voice, the record is full of melodic, immediate songwriting and arresting electronic production." "'Xanax' is about people using suppressive drugs or 'downers' to escape emotional pain. And by doing so causing a backlog of demons that they will one day have to face!" — Oliver Spalding on "Xanax" "The album focuses on a certain period of time in my life and the things that happened around me, " says Spalding. "My honesty in songwriting is key. The aim of this album was to be raw and emotional. Emotions are scary and no one wants to face them, and that's what I wanted the album to feel like - something that is uncomfortable but also beautifully revealing." Written and produced with Novo Amor's Ed Tullett, the album is both delicate and striking, a masterpiece to truly cherish and as the cold sets in this November, Spalding's staggering voice and lush emotive soundscapes will lend themselves perfectly to either indoor contemplation of the year past or likewise expansive ice-covered outdoor exploration in the wilderness. write your comments about the article :: © 2019 Jazz News :: home page |