{"title":"Caroline Says","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"there-s-no-fool-like-an-old-fool","title":"There's no Fool Like an Old Fool","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Fool Like An Old Fool\u003c\/i\u003e is the sophomore LP from Austin via Alabama musician, Caroline Sallee, aka Caroline Says. Moving beyond the surf-folk foundations of her debut, on \u003ci\u003eNo Fool\u003c\/i\u003e... Sallee loosens her earthly tether, allowing her songs to float to ever higher altitudes on clouds of loops, immaculate melodies, and hypnotic harmonies, as she sings about aging, the daily grind, and hometown stymie. The first few notes of the Daniel Rossen-esque opener \u003ci\u003eFirst Song\u003c\/i\u003e dutifully establish the surreal and slightly tragic tone of longing maintained throughout the album. The curiously upturning melodies ride out on a rich ambient texture before \u003ci\u003eSweet Home Alabama\u003c\/i\u003e cuts the fog with a crackling 60's soul loop that's charming and catchy enough to induce a cathartic laugh from the listener. The brightness fades with the frosty and propulsive \u003ci\u003eA Good Thief Steals Clean\u003c\/i\u003e, which features lyrics inspired by the 1971 film \u003ci\u003ePanic in Needle Park\u003c\/i\u003e, and the idea of being in love with a heroin addict. “I tend to write from the perspectives of characters in dark situations, even though my songs may sound bright,” Sallee notes of her alluring juxtaposition of sunny production and grim lyrics. She employs this dynamic again on \u003ci\u003eRip Off\u003c\/i\u003e, a frenetically percussive song with lyrics inspired by an NPR story about a young Iraqi man who was killed in an ISIS bombing just before moving to NYC to become a professional dancer. Inspired by Terrence Malick's Badlands and Bruce Springsteen's \u003ci\u003eNebraska\u003c\/i\u003e, the song \u003ci\u003eBlack Hole\u003c\/i\u003e features multi-voice harmonies sung from the perspective of 50's spree killer Charles Starkweather. \u003ci\u003eNo Fool Like An Old Fool \u003c\/i\u003eis a fine soundtrack for this kind of liminal state, honest in its weariness, glad to be done with the day, carrying itself into tomorrow with a bleary-eyed sense of wonder and hope for the future. A tireless worker, and a wellspring of creativity, whatever Caroline Says, we will be listening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP+ - Limited Two-Toned Sky and Ocean Coloured Vinyl with Download.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - Black Vinyl with Download.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Western Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50497790607691,"sku":"1028442","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/ce07f71c-5b6a-4492-9840-6417d669548c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727732782"},{"product_id":"the-lucky-one-6","title":"The Lucky One","description":"\u003cp\u003eCaroline Says' haunting new album, The Lucky One, is a poignant exploration of how the ghosts of past relationships linger, sometimes holding more sway over our hearts and minds than our current connections. We revisit these ghosts through evocative landscapes of our memories – hometown bars, road trips, and late-night swims. Through a series of fractured and persistent memories these songs capture the bittersweet realization that the past, though imperfect, can sometimes be a more comforting and meaningful companion than the present. Opening track, \"The Lucky One,\" confronts death's role in shaping our memories head-on, as it ponders the way death freezes a person in time, forcing us to confront the complexities of grief and its lasting impact on our relationship with the one we lost. Other tracks delve into the complexities of relationships that naturally grow apart as life takes us in different directions. For example, \"Faded and Golden\" reflects on the bittersweet nature of reunions with old friends, where the idealized memories of youth can clash with the realities of the present. Then, \"Actors\" takes this a step further, acknowledging the influence of perception and desire in friendships, and the idea that in many ways “all friendships are imaginary friendships,\" as it confronts the disappointment of inauthentic connections, and the facades we sometimes put on in relationships. \"Roses\" began when Caroline was looking through her grandma's collection of commemorative Kentucky Derby glasses, each one etched with the name of a winner. The song delves into the story of \"Sunday Silence,\" the horse that won the year Caroline was born. Researching the horse's journey from near-Triple Crown glory to retirement in Japan sparked a metaphor – a pressured being (the horse) desperately trying to please but ultimately disappointing. The owners eventually selling the horse becomes a relatable symbol of unmet expectations, and the sting of falling short despite our best efforts. Album closer, \"Something Good,\" revisits Caroline's Alabama childhood. Lost on a recent trip to Birmingham, unable to find the familiar path to a riverside hangout, the experience becomes a powerful metaphor; we can't always retrace the paths in our memories, but those memories, however unreliable, continue to shape us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Western Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50531206955339,"sku":"2219703","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Caroline_Says_-_The_Lucky_One_4d5465e6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728098686"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/caroline-says.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}