Name: Labyrinth
Brand: Heather Woods Broderick

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

WV245LPC1

Colour

White

Colour details

Cloudburst White and Grey Vinyl.

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-04-07

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

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Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0843563154656

Total Cap

White LP

WV245LP

Black

Extended format: No

0843563154649

Black LP

WV245CD

2023-04-21

0843563154663

Artist

Heather Woods Broderick

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Western Vinyl

Western Vinyl is a music label based in Austin, Texas. Founded in 1998 by Brian Sampson, the label has established itself as a prominent force in the music industry. With a diverse roster of talented artists and performers, Western Vinyl offers a wide range of musical genres and styles to its listeners.

Known for their commitment to quality and innovation, Western Vinyl strives to bring unique and groundbreaking music to the forefront. The label's dedication to nurturing talent and supporting artistic vision has earned them a reputation as an influential player in the independent music scene.

Whether you're a fan of *indie rock*, *experimental electronic*, or *ambient soundscapes*, Western Vinyl has something for everyone. Explore their catalog and discover new sounds that will captivate your ears and expand your musical horizons.

Heather Woods Broderick is a talented musician and singer-songwriter who has made a name for herself in the indie music scene. She is known for her work as a member of Horse Feathers and Loch Lomond, as well as being part of Laura Gibson's backing band. With her hauntingly beautiful vocals and captivating melodies, Heather has captivated audiences around the world.

Coming from a musical family, Heather's brother Peter Broderick is also an accomplished musician. Her unique sound can be compared to artists such as Benoît Pioulard, Hand Habits, and Hollie Kenniff. Fans of Eluvium, Meg Baird, and Tiny Ruins will also appreciate Heather's enchanting music.

With influences ranging from folk to ambient music, Heather Woods Broderick creates songs that are both introspective and mesmerizing. Her collaborations with other talented musicians like Brigid Mae Power and Library Tapes have further showcased her versatility as an artist. Whether performing solo or with others, Heather's music is sure to leave a lasting impression on listeners.

On Labyrinth, Heather Woods Broderick serves as our reflective host, subverting expectations of conventional songcraft with impressionistic language and quietly relentless explorations of the human experience that’s at once light and dark, more circular and less linear. “Many of us yearn for stillness and peace, as an escape from the movement all around us,” she explains when asked about the themes of the album. “Yet movement is perpetual, happening all the time on some level. It’s as wild as the wind, yet eternally predictable in its inevitability. It is linear in part, but infinite in its circuitry. Our lives just punctuate it.”

Broderick began crafting Labyrinth in March 2020, when most forms of movement were brought to a creeching halt. The Maine-born, Los Angeles-based songwriter who, in addition to her work as a solo musician, built a life playing and touring with acts such as Sharon Van Etten, Beth Orton, Damien Jurado, and Efterklang was suddenly forced off the road for the first time in her career. She used this disruption as an opportunity to pare down her creation process and construct the scaffolding for Labyrinth in her apartment. Employing only the most crucial tools at her disposal, Broderick found herself opening different artistic doors as she focused on sharpening her recording skills, capturing the majority of the album on her own before finishing the remainder with co-producer D. James Goodwin.

For all of Broderick’s sage lyricism and vocal authority, Labyrinth never provides the listener with any easy answers. If the image of the labyrinth represents the enormity of modern life and the difficulty of navigating it, Heather Woods Broderick provides a guide to its endless kinetic wonders of being present, aware, and&nbsp; connected despite its disconnects. She describes the texture of its walls, its indifferent rhythms, and the inherent poeticism of feeling lost amid the dead-ends and unexpected turns. At this point in our history, perhaps that’s all we need to keep moving.

For fans of Sharon Van Etten, Julien Baker, Julia Jacklin, Weyes Blood.

Labyrinth 

Music GB