Name: Celeste
Brand: The Soundcarriers

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

UBQY419.1

Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

[r26764013]

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

2500

Release date

2023-04-22

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Fatbeats

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

780661141914

Total Cap

Black LPx2

Artist

The Soundcarriers

Genre US

New Psyche & Psyche Rock

Label US

Ubiquity

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.

There's something intangible about Celeste, the Soundcarriers second album released in 2010. It has a light, lucid quality almost like driving exhausted through a strange city at night. Free-flowing 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 free-flowing 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 US