Name: Things To Keep Alive
Brand: Horsebeach

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

REWARM19LP

Colour

Black

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-03-15

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

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Standard:20

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5053760113492

Total Cap

Black LP

REWARM19CD

5053760113485

Artist

Horsebeach

Genre GB

Indie Pop / Shoegaze

Label GB

Re:Warm

Re:Warm is a reissue label under the umbrella of Warm, an independent booking agency, record label, and online record shop based in the UK. With a passion for preserving and celebrating timeless music, Re:Warm focuses on bringing back forgotten gems from the past to captivate modern audiences. Their curated selection showcases a diverse range of genres and artists, allowing music enthusiasts to explore and rediscover hidden treasures. As part of the Warm family, Re:Warm combines their expertise in booking talent with their commitment to delivering high-quality vinyl releases that honor the original recordings while offering enhanced sound quality. Whether you're a dedicated collector or simply seeking new musical experiences, Re:Warm's reissues are sure to transport you on a nostalgic journey through time.

Newest Listed Items

Following on from 2019's The Unforgiving Current,&nbsp;Horsebeach's Ryan Kennedy returns with his fifth record Things To Keep Alive. With The Unforgiving Current exploring the themes of isolation whilst living in Tokyo, Kennedy has since returned to the perpetual grey of Mancunia. But rather than viewing his return to Manchester as a step back, Kennedy has used&nbsp;Horsebeach&nbsp;as a catalyst to explore and make positive strides within his mental health.  From Beatles-esque balladry, fuzzed out shoegaze and a lavish cover of a 00s pop classic, 'Things To Keep Alive' still importantly retains the&nbsp;Horsebeach&nbsp;DNA and even has moments that will take fans all the way back to Kennedy's C86 inspired debut LP. In turn, this results in&nbsp;Horsebeach's most varied and rewarding album to date. A record that inspires and shows growth; a record that makes you appreciate the things you help to keep alive.

Here’s what Ryan (Horsebeach) had to say about the album."I always treat each album as a snapshot of a certain period of my life and Things To Keep Alive is no different. However, it's less of a measure of time and more a snapshot of the mental space I've come to occupy over the past few years.

Fundamentally, this album is about my own struggle with one particular side effect of my mental health. Especially my propensity to long for the sweet release of death. I've come to learn how to deal with these things over time and I have always cared for my many cats, plants and important people close to me. 

These things bring me great joy and through the fog of my depressed haze I have finally learned to water, feed and care for myself as well. These are the things I keep alive.Musically I've decided to revisit themes from my earlier work but allow myself to open up to sounds I might have restricted from the Horsebeach palette in the past. It's quite a simple album thematically but perhaps the one I'm most proud of to date. I've given myself much longer to write this album and I hope the extra time I’ve spent nurturing each song comes through in the end."

Things To Keep Alive

Music GB

Discover Things To Keep Alive by Horsebeach. Fifth record from the artist, exploring mental health and growth. Beatles-esque balladry and shoegaze. Released by Re:Warm.