Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SCR225LP

Colour

Blue

Colour details

Nighttime Blue Vinyl

Discogs ID

[r29873809]

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

With Printed Inner and Bellyband.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-02-23

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cargo

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5060853703522

Total Cap

Blue LP

SCR225LPS

Blue Day Vinyl

Repress. With Printed Inner and Bellyband.

2024-04-12

5060853703911

SCR225

Mini-LP Style Card Sleeve with Fold-Out Lyric Poster

5060853703546

Artist

Whitelands 

Genre GB

Indie Pop / Shoegaze

Label GB

Sonic Cathedral

Sonic Cathedral Recordings is a UK-based label that was established in 2006 as an extension of the renowned club night Sonic Cathedral. With a focus on shoegaze and its influences, the label celebrates and promotes this genre through their diverse roster of artists.

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Located at Office 44, 78 Golders Green Road, London NW11 8LN, UK, Sonic Cathedral Recordings continues to curate an impressive catalog of albums and singles that capture the essence of shoegaze. Explore their website to discover captivating sounds from both established acts and emerging talents.

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Black British shoegaze band Whitelands release their debut album Night-bound
Eyes Are Blind To The Day. The London-based
four-piece are at the forefront of the new generation of Black British guitar music alongside
Big Joanie and Bob Vylan.
Whitelands are Etienne, Jagun, Vanessa and Michael and they are ostensibly a shoegaze band ever since Etienne stumbled across Slowdive’s KEXP session in his recommended videos on YouTube a few years ago. However, they come at the resurgent, Gen Z-soundtracking genre from a refreshingly different angle thanks to their mishmash of musical backgrounds.

There’s also the fact that their line-up is fully PoC in what is traditionally seen as a predominantly white genre.&nbsp;“There’s an underlying narrative that it’s OK for white men to be romantic, sensitive, emotional and make dreamy music and, by contrast, young Black men should be making angry music,”&nbsp;says Vanessa.&nbsp;“We’ve all grown up with these stereotypes and therefore I think people are mystified when they see Whitelands.”

“I consume a lot of media,”&nbsp;says Etienne of his wide range of influences.&nbsp;“Videogames, music, news, paintings, manga, animations and film are my go-to, especially anime. There is this drive to want to understand and feel the whole weight of an expression. So, the songs are based on other songs, pictures, aesthetics, ‘vibes’, an emotion someone else felt. Fundamentally, you are what you eat.”

As a result of this diet, the lyrics are stunning, dealing with everything from unbalanced relationships and vulnerability to depression, being diagnosed with ADHD and, on the new single ‘Tell Me About It’ (featuring vocals by Dottie from the band’s Sonic Cathedral labelmates deary), trying to navigate love following that diagnosis. The album is bookended by two poetically political songs – ‘Setting Sun’ and ‘Now Here’s The Weather’ – that deal with imperialism, racism and performative ignorance.

“We’ve experienced tokenism, micro-behaviours, envy and resentment,”&nbsp;concludes Vanessa.&nbsp;“So we feel we have to continually prove ourselves. We know we’re making a positive impact, but I want Whitelands to really break some barriers.”

Night-bound Eyes Are Blind To The Day

Music GB

Discover Night-bound Eyes Are Blind To The Day by Whitelands. Debut album from Black British shoegaze band on Sonic Cathedral label.