Name: Geist
Brand: Shannon Lay

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Bonus disc: No

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SP1442

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Yellow

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Sun Yellow

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-10-08

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

098787144208

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

SPCD1442

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098787144222

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

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)

Geist feels like a window - or a mirror - into possibilities of the self and beyond. Shannon Lay’s new album is tender intensity, placeless and ethereal. It exists in the chasms of the present - a world populated by shadow selves, spiritual awakenings, déjà vu, and past lives.

“Something sleeps inside us,” Lay insists on the opening track, and that’s the guiding philosophy throughout. A winding, golden, delicate thread of intuition that explores the unknown, the possibility. Its title, Geist, the German word for spirit, is rife with an otherworldly presence, the suggestion of another. The promise that you are never alone.

Lay tracked vocals and guitar at Jarvis Tavinere of Woods’s studio, then sent the songs out to multi-instrumentalists Ben Boye (Bonnie Prince Billy, Ty Segall) in Los Angeles and Devin Hoff (Sharon Van Etten, Cibo Matto) in New York; trusting their musical instincts and intuition. She then sent those recordings to Sofia Arreguin (Wand) and Aaron Otheim (Heatwarmer, Mega Bog) for additional keys, while Ty Segall contributed a guitar solo on “Shores.” 

As a whole, Geist is both esoteric and accessible. Songs range from a concise, pared-back cover of Syd Barrett’s tilt-a-whirl-esque “Late Night,” to the meditative Dune-inspired "Rare to Wake,” to the mostly acappella “Awaken and Allow,” which channels Lay’s deep Irish roots, a moment of reflection, before a drop happens - its intensity mirroring the anticipation and anxiety that come with taking the first step to accepting change for yourself.

And the title track “Geist,” a song about the power living in all of us, is a love song to the possibility of healing, an ode to falling into the arms of what you’re becoming. It’s a glimpse into the parts of yourself you have yet to meet. But you can, if you want to.

Geist

Music GB

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