Name: A.S.O.
Brand: A.S.O.

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LLRLP001

Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-03-22

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Rubadub

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

Total Cap

Black LP

Artist

A.S.O.

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Low Lying Records

Highlighting their best musical memories, tracks and most importantly, albums which defined the past 12 months, we once again invite our staff (an ever-growing team of music aficionados) to share their personal album picks of 2023. An introduction to some real gems you most certainly won't regret discovering, highly complementary to our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/en-gb/collection/albums-of-the-year-2023">Albums of the Year list&nbsp;</a>with their varied styles and adventurous nature.

Staff Picks of the Year 2023

Here is the debut, self-titled album from a.s.o., singer/songwriter Alia Seror-O'Neill, and producer Lewie Day. <i>a.s.o.&nbsp;</i>is a thematic consolidation of the previous three singles and an impressive artistic progression. Day and Seror-O'Neill show they've mastered the format of the radio-friendly pop song and found how to subvert it completely. Across eleven songs, they have built a rich and compelling body of work. 

We know where we are now, emotionally complex, trip-hop torch songs for club freaks. But the palette has broadened to encompass ethereal dream pop à la Cocteau Twins, slow-burning AOR-soul, and dubwise stylings. As a result, 'a.s.o.' is a satisfyingly coherent listen but never a musical monoculture. Variously there are nods toward Julee Cruise, Fleetwood Mac, and the uneasy listening of Portishead. It's an album that wears its influences lightly, is never weighed down by them, and always sure of its own identity.

 It's anchored by Alia's unique voice. Her words speak of restraint and release, taking us from the elegiac to the euphoric. This elegantly crafted, perfect pop music sounds like it has had enough of your shit. And Day's music is the perfect foil; deep, slightly menacing, restrained, and powerful. The album has a cinematic texture, as with David Lynch; the seemingly familiar becomes uncanny and strange the closer we look. a.s.o. take our emotions for a joyride before leaving us floating in space. 

<i>a.s.o.</i>&nbsp;is a journey; by its end, we all are changed.

Music GB

Discover A.S.O. by A.S.O. - the debut album from singer/songwriter Alia Seror-O'Neill and producer Lewie Day. A rich and compelling body of work, blending trip-hop, dream pop, soul, and dubwise stylings. Available in various formats from Low Flying Records.