Name: August
Brand: Shannon Lay

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SP1315

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Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2019-08-23

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

98787131512

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Total Cap

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

SPCD1315

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98787131529

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

SP1315X

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Yellow

Sun Yellow.

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[r14025386]

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Extended format: Yes

98787131505

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

Artist

Shannon Lay

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Sub Pop

Shannon Lay (born 1991) is an American folk and punk musician. With her soulful voice and heartfelt lyrics, she has captivated audiences around the world. Influenced by artists such as Jess Williamson, Bedouine, and Anna St. Louis, Shannon's music blends elements of folk and punk to create a unique sound that resonates with listeners. Her songs are introspective and honest, exploring themes of love, loss, and self-discovery. Whether performing solo or with her bandmates in *Hand Habits*, Shannon's performances are raw and emotionally charged. She continues to push boundaries in the music industry and inspire others with her talent.
Shannon Lay draws inspiration from a diverse range of musicians including Angelo De Augustine, Gia Margaret, Brigid Mae Power, Tomberlin, Andrea von Kampen, Julie Byrne, Madeline Kenney, Mega Bog,and Joan Shelley among others. This eclectic mix of influences is evident in her music which defies genre conventions.
With her haunting melodies and poetic lyrics,*Shannon Lay* has carved out a unique place for herself in the music world. Her powerful performances leave a lasting impression on audiences everywhere she goes.She is truly an artist to watch.

Short for "Subterranean Pop" 

The label was an outgrowth of [a=Bruce Pavitt]'s Olympia, WA based (print) fanzine, which became the well respected cassettezine of the same name. 

After his move to Seattle he ran a music column in the Seattle Rocket also called Sub Pop.

After initial forays into the record label world with a [a=Green River] 7" (not officially on Sub Pop) and the Sub Pop 100 LP, the label exploded onto the indie scene with four influential colored vinyl 7"s which included [a=Mudhoney]'s "Touch Me I'm Sick" which made the year-end top 10 playlist of nearly every music journalist in the world.

Subsequent hyping of the label in the English music press put them on the map, and grunge was born.

Label-Code is 03159; rarely found printed on releases (basically only on releases manufactured/licensed by Warner/WEA Germany)

There is an entire sub-genre of poetry devoted to rivers and their persistent, meditative flow. Emily Dickinson’s My River Runs to Thee compares them to the cycle of life, while Alfred Tennyson’s The Brook deems them eternal and Kathleen Raine’s The River muses on the dream-state they evoke. For transcendent folk-pop artist Shannon Lay, the river is all of the above: It’s the metaphor driving her latest album, the exquisitely uplifting August, which doubles as an aural baptism renewing her purpose for making music.

The album’s name, August, refers to the month in 2017 when Lay quit her day job and fully gave herself over to music. This was her liberation as an artist, and the album is devoted to paying that forward to her listeners. Lay may be the most chilled-out artist you’ll ever meet. Despite fronting her tranquil solo act and being a guitarist / singer in the indie-rock band Feels, she never pressures herself to overachieve. In keeping with the humbled, contemplative nature of August, most tracks clock-in at three minutes or less. She saved indulgence for the production. She recorded the album with her longtime friend, musician Ty Segall at his home studio on the East Side. Also in the mix is Mikal Cronin, who played saxophone on the album’s opener, Death Up Close.

LP+ - Limited Sun Yellow Loser Coloured Vinyl.