Name: Celeste
Brand: The Soundcarriers

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

PHOSLP002

Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

[r26764013]

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

2023-04-28

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Forte

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5060446128435

Total Cap

Black LPx2

PHOSLP002X

White

White and Yellow

Extended format: Yes

2023-06-30

White LP

PHOSCD002

5060446128428

Artist

The Soundcarriers

Genre GB

Psychedelic

Label GB

Phosphonic 

The Soundcarriers are a psychedelic (post) rock band hailing from Nottingham, UK. With their unique blend of vintage sounds and modern experimentation, they have established themselves as pioneers in the genre.
Formed in [year], The Soundcarriers have been captivating audiences with their mesmerizing live performances and critically acclaimed albums. Their music takes listeners on a sonic journey through time, incorporating elements of 60s psychedelia, 70s prog-rock, and contemporary indie influences.
Known for their intricate arrangements and lush harmonies, The Soundcarriers create an immersive experience that transports listeners to another dimension. Their richly textured soundscapes and thought-provoking lyrics resonate with fans around the world.

Newest Listed Items

There's something intangible about Celeste, the Soundcarriers’ second album, originally released in 2010. It has a light, lucid quality, almost like driving exhausted through a strange city at night. Freeflowing yet tethered, dreamy yet attacking, the band continue the fight to reconcile competing impulses. Various threads just about keep the shimmering tapestry from tearing. Haunting folk melodies underpinned by rhythmic static and the physicality of the totally analogue recording and mixing, baroque keyboard counterpoints and sweeping arrangements. 

The opener “Last Broadcast” seems to encapsulate this but it's almost as if the album gets the angst out of its system with this track and is free to explore the quieter, less crowded back streets. After the smoke of “Last Broadcast” has cleared, the twisting road takes in the soft introspection of “Hideaway” and “Morning Haze”, both tracks morphing into heavy psyche grooves or the eastern tinged psyche funk of “Signals” and “Rise And Fall”. Or takes another turn with the tightly arranged opening segment of “Long Highway”. Somehow it still manages to fit in ‘60s pop gems like “There Only Once”. An album to really lose yourself in, yet more concise than the sprawling Harmonium and more relaxed and freeflowing than the nervy rush of Entropicalia, Celeste could be arguably their most indispensable album and not to damn it with faint praise, their most listenable

Celeste

Music GB