Name: Occasional Din
Brand: J Fernandez

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

JNR266LP-C1

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Colour

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Limited Translucent Amber Vinyl.

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2018-11-09

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Secre­tly

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

714270692918

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Total Cap

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

JNR266CD

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714270692895

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

Artist

J Fernandez

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Joyful Noise Recordings

<i>Occasional Din</i>, the new full-length LP from Chicago artist J Fernandez, is a sunny shoebox diorama for the eternal pessimist. 

Over the past decade, his songs by have appeared like unexpected gifts, each time invoking a holiday we didn't realize existed. And like good holidays, these songs are imbued with a mythical energy, full of curious moods, charmed settings and the timelessness of a familiar moment. Fernandez starts skeletons of songs with an organ and a Casio drum machine. Through endless revisions and tweaks, he builds and rebuilds each into complex arrangements. With <i>Occasional Din</i>, he mines the sound of the past? drawing influences from vintage Italian pop and soundtrack composers like Bruno Nicolai, Alessandro Alessandroni, and Mina, as well as their American contemporaries like The Free Design and Margo Guryan. Lyrically, Fernandez expands on previous themes of isolation by exploring topics such as climate change, trend forecasting, and data collection. The result is a playful pop record that holds a kaleidoscopic mirror up to our need for escapism.

Occasional Din

Music US