Name: Are You in Love?
Brand: Basia Bulat

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SCR94LPX

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Colour

Grey

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Opaque Beige Vinyl 

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Download code

Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Printed Inner Sleeve.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-03-27

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

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0680341940014

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

SCR94CD

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0680341940021

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

Artist

Basia Bulat

Genre GB

Singer Songwriter

Label GB

Secret City

Basia Bulat is a Montreal based, Canadian folk singer/songwriter. Born on April 13, 1984 in Etobicoke, Toronto and raised in London, Ontario, she comes from a Polish heritage with her mother being a classical music teacher. Basia is known for her versatility as she plays various instruments including the piano, guitar, autoharp and zither.
In 2005, Basia released an independent EP simply titled "Basia Bulat". This caught the attention of Rough Trade who offered her a recording contract. In 2007, they released her album "Oh, My Darling" which was produced by *a284434*. Her third album "Tall, Tall Shadow" was released in 2013 and is said to have been inspired by the loss of a close friend.
If you enjoy artists such as Laura Veirs, Jenn Grant or Sarah Harmer among others like Amelia Curran and Alela Diane then Basia Bulat's unique sound will surely captivate you. With influences from folk to indie pop and beyond, Basia's heartfelt lyrics combined with her soulful voice create an enchanting musical experience.

Secret City Records is a Montreal-based independent record label and publishing company. With a label code of LC 30745, Secret City is dedicated to discovering and promoting talented artists from various genres. They provide a platform for musicians to showcase their unique sound and connect with music lovers around the world.
As an authoritative figure in the music industry, Secret City Records has built a reputation for releasing high-quality albums that resonate with listeners. Their diverse roster includes both established acts and emerging talents, ensuring a constant stream of fresh and innovative music.
With their commitment to supporting artists throughout their careers, Secret City Records offers comprehensive services such as artist development, marketing strategies, and distribution support. By fostering creativity and nurturing talent, they have become a trusted name in the independent music scene.

"Oh why didn't I just listen to myself in the first goddamn place," Basia says. Somewhere in the middle of making her fifth album, Bulat took almost a whole year off. Because she had fallen in love, because her father died, because she had lost her sense of beauty and where it might be hidden. "The desert exposes you," she admits. "There's nowhere to hide." "Throughout this whole record, I was struggling between keeping it together and letting go," she explains, "between holding onto old narratives or accepting what's before me." There was death and grief, but also forgiveness, reinvention and love: "coming to terms with the past and acceptance of the present and trying to stay open to the future."

The result is an album that’s gorgeous and startling, quietly strange, a shining desert record with a bit of dusty rose over all its 13 tracks. Are You in Love? is searching and certain; it’s the sound of a singer who’s refusing to hide. The title track sashays like a girl-group classic; No Control flashes like that group’s hard stare. Already Forgiven ripples with reverb like a ribbon in a windstorm, whereas Your Girl is cruising down the highway – with Bulat doing her best Christine McVie. Love Is At The End of the World, the album’s gradually thunderous closing tune, is one of the most thrilling things Bulat has ever created: a blazing, incandescent ever-after, all raw electric hope.

Are You in Love?

Music GB

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