Name: Dream With You / Come As You
Brand: Thandii

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

HHLPRT1

Colour

White

Colour details

Black and White Splatter

Discogs ID

[r31709306]

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

1500

Release date

2024-09-06

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5053760118862

Total Cap

White LPx2 | Rough Trade Exclusive

HHCDRT1

5053760118855

CDx2 | Rough Trade Exclusive

Artist

Thandii

Genre GB

R&B / Neo-Soul

Label GB

Halohalo  

Vinyl variants, bonus material and signed editions exclusively available from Rough Trade.

Thandii (aka Jessica Berry, Graham Godfrey) first made waves with their debut album A Beat To Make It Better in 2023. The album gained somewhat cult critical acclaim long after its release, with listeners luxuriating in the unusual sound collaged from offcuts of soul, lo-fi hiphop and psych. Thandii’s world comes bolstered by collaborations with esteemed artists such as Michael Kiwanuka, Inflo, SAULT, Joy Crookes, Jordan Rakei, and Little Simz.&nbsp;

The duo’s sophomore offering comes in the form of two companion albums Dream With You&nbsp;and&nbsp;Come As You. The two albums make up a single conceptual statement celebrating dissonance, contradiction, polarity and opposition.&nbsp;

The pair believe that binary thinking has a lot to answer for in today’s world and is often used to divide us as a people. ‘We wanted to explore what it felt like to hold disparate notions in both hands whilst making the music. Starting with the title tracks, we explored the idea of unashamedly being your authentic self in every moment - this is admirable for those that can live their life in an uncompromising way. In contrast to that idea, we explored those moments where we perhaps wished we were more than our reality - a dreamed up, imagined self’. It’s no surprise that duality is central to what Thandii is all about with the pair co-writing, co-recording and co-producing from their seaside studio HaloHalo in Margate, Kent.&nbsp;

The albums each have a distinct flavour of their own. Dream With You is built on cassette-tape-driven lofi beats, art-pop melodies and soulful piano breaks. Whilst Come As You explores more experimental song-form that wouldn’t seem out of place on Tender Buttons - Broadcast or Dots And Loops - Stereolab. Jessica’s voice is the transcendent, ethereal form that shapeshifts between the realms of the two statements; dancing playfully through falsetto harmonies, confessional spoken word, detuned alter egos and haunting choirs.&nbsp;

Key collaborators on the albums include bass player Jonathan Harvey and pianist Steve Pringle, both members of Margate’s burgeoning Arts scene. Thandii escaped London nearly a decade ago, their sights set on creating a means for prolific expression, without the distractions that the city can bring. The albums find them in an exploratory stage, throwing paint at the canvas with joyful abandon, gifting themselves permission for uncensored expression. The LPs muse on relationships - romantic, platonic and familial - community, self-worth, self love, healing and boundaries, at times from differing perspectives. This contrast of opinion makes for rich listening throughout a vast emotional landscape. For Thandii, and maybe even all of us, there is strength in confluence without the loss of the individual self. There is something to celebrate from the ability to grow together side-by-side, our differences complimenting each other along the way. 

Dream With You / Come As You 

Music GB

Discover Thandii's Dream With You / Come As You on vinyl records from Halohalo. A unique blend of soul, lo-fi hip-hop, and psych music.