Name: 1:2
Brand: Cindy

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

TLV143LP

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Blue

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-10-01

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

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Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5055869548038

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

TLV143CD

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

Artist

Cindy

Genre GB

Indie Pop / Shoegaze

Label GB

Tough Love

Singer/songwriter and backup vocalist, Cindy, was born in Englewood, New Jersey. She began singing at a young age and found inspiration from her cousins, the Mizell Brothers, and Cissy Houston. Cindy's career took off when she joined the church choir at First Baptist Church in Englewood and later became a touring singer at just 17 years old. She has collaborated with renowned artists such as Billy Ocean, Chaka Khan, Mariah Carey, Barbra Streisand, Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross, The Rolling Stones, Steely Dan, Dave Matthews Band and Alicia Keys. Cindy's talent extends beyond vocals as she has also written music for Aretha Franklin.

In 1982, Cindy gained recognition for her vocals on the Lemelle single "You Got Something Special". A year later in 1983, she released her album "Pump the Nation" with her band Attitude. Her solo single "This Could be the Night" followed in 1984.

Cindy's impressive career includes touring with The E-Street Band as a member of The Sessions Band and returning to tour with them during the Working on a Dream Tour in 2009 until the High Hopes Tour in 2014. She contributed background vocals to songs like "Shackled and Drawn" from Bruce Springsteen's Wrecking Ball album and also sang on his High Hopes album. In addition to her collaborations with Spring

Tough Love is a record label based in London, UK. Established in 2005, the label has become a prominent force in the music industry, representing a diverse range of talented artists and releasing groundbreaking music across various genres.
With an unwavering commitment to quality and innovation, Tough Love has earned a reputation for discovering and nurturing emerging talent. The label's extensive catalog showcases an eclectic mix of electronic, house, techno, and alternative sounds that captivate listeners worldwide.
Driven by a passion for music and an entrepreneurial spirit, Tough Love continues to push boundaries and challenge conventions. With their finger on the pulse of contemporary trends and an ear for timeless melodies, they are at the forefront of shaping the future of music.

For fans of Sarah Records, Galaxie 500, Algebra Suicide, Mazzy Star, early Low. Cindy is a band built around the singing and guitar playing of Karina Gill. She became a musician only recently, having sat on the sidelines while ex-partners and friends made their stabs at it. Gill describes a chance encounter with an abandoned Squire Strat left in the basement by a previous tenant, “mummified in electrical tape with the remnants of a burrito on the head stock”, that led her to begin carefully strumming her way through simple chords and making her own songs. After one interesting self-released LP, still finding their footing, the band made the masterful and buzzed-about Free Advice, which went from a limited cassette on local SF label Paisley Shirt to vinyl pressings on Tough Love (UK) and Mt St Mtn (USA).

Cindy’s third LP arrives in quick succession, the quietly devastating 1:2. Jesse Jackson on bass, Simon Phillips on drums and Aaron Diko on keyboards weave the perfectly thin web behind Gill’s slow Velvety strums and murmured melodies. The rhythm section brings the crude flow, while the keys add subtle and surreal counterpoint to the withering world Gill depicts in her lyrics. “Songs tie together seemingly disparate things by the logic of mood,” Gill tries to explain. This isn’t dream-pop sunshine bliss; half-closed black drapes hang on the window where the narrator stares into the middle distance. “Sometimes you say you’re feeling small/You plan all day for your own funeral”, she intones in Party Store. Gill has a way of halting her phrasing that makes it feel like her thoughts are gently tumbling into the abyss. It’s this unsettling quality mixed with the hazy atmosphere that makes Cindy’s new LP 100% addicting and the perfect antidote to comfort listening.

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