Name: Hard To Please
Brand: Sally Dige

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Bonus disc: No

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lssn032cd

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2015-05-28

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Forte

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Standard:20

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5060174958496

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Sally Dige

Genre GB

Electronic

Label GB

Night School

Night School is a Glasgow-based music label that has been making waves in the industry since its inception. Founded by [a2776288], this label has quickly become known for its diverse roster of talented artists and unique sound.

With a focus on promoting underground and experimental music, Night School has established itself as a leading force in the independent music scene. The label's releases span across various genres, including indie rock, electronic, folk, and more.

What sets Night School apart from other labels is their commitment to nurturing emerging talent. They provide a platform for *up-and-coming* artists to showcase their work and gain recognition within the industry. This dedication to supporting new voices has earned them a loyal fan base and critical acclaim.

Consolidating 2 years of solo work, 'Hard To Please' is the debut album by Canadian polymath Sally Dige. First coming to prominence in the synth-wave scene with an elusive, meta-persona in a blur of homemade costumes, Dige's world has grown to encompass visual art, theatre and design elements. Most surprising on her long-awaited debut however is the occasional removal of the various masks and characters Dige has played to date, revealing something more tangible and fragile underneath. 'Hard To Please' still revels in a darkly thrilling, Italo-disco pop music, awash with dry ice and hidden in shadow, most personified on the instant classic Immaculate Deception. However, on the long, nocturnal walk home Dige begins to sing of loneliness, being lost, the transience of our relationships. Attention to detail is paramount. On the title-track the crisp early-80s, swooning bass line duets with Dige's desperate plea to a lover fading into the distance, a presence lamented with even more pathos on the towering, early-4AD-esque, slow-burner 'Your Girl'. It's a new fragility that effortlessly manages to convey a luxurious, inescapable sensuality at the same time. Indeed, 'Hard To Please' portrays a clear narrative, with electronic body movers like 'Doppelganger' portraying an out-of control, self-obsessed persona at the beginning of the record. Breaking down into the foggy murk, the more hopelessly romantic album closers 'A Certain Beauty' and 'Dance Of Delusion' burn a ghostly image into the listener's mind, as Dige, or someone like her, over Cure-like swooning reverberations entreaties the powers that be to let her dance. Dige never fully reveals her hand, but the game is worth playing endlessly.

Hard To Please

Music GB