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But here, that bristling, sentimental rock ‘n’ roll cacophony is overlaid with a soundtrack orchestra guiding it along. It’s an odyssey, a grand-sounding journey of self-discovery spread across sixteen tracks. Part ekphrasis, part personal, it’s Rattigan learning new ways to understand his own feelings and identity while inspired by the highly-stylized, striking storytelling of filmmakers like Alfred Hitchcock, Lars Von Trier, Terrence Malick, Agnès Varda, and Andrei Tarkovsky. \u003ci\u003eVoyager,\u003c\/i\u003e Rattigan’s most mature release to date, is an evolution built on Current Joys’ prolific output since 2013. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secretly Canadian","offers":[{"title":"Purple | LP | x2","offer_id":50434614755659,"sku":"1116556","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50434613510475,"sku":"1116555","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50434615148875,"sku":"1116553","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/b3a3209a-4f21-4864-a601-5a37e80ce858_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726892170"},{"product_id":"love-pop","title":"LOVE + POP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLOVE + POP\u003c\/i\u003e is a snapshot of a moment in not-so-far-away time; something fast, loud, moody and a little dangerous. 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But the itch wasn’t scratched, and what began as a moment of homage morphed into something bigger, deeper and more fundamental, a point where the seemingly haphazard – in his home, in Peep’s process – opened Rattigan up to an entire creative space and a new approach to bending or even detonating genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrucially, all of this was recorded at home, in what Rattigan calls a “tribute to the process of creating” in a DIY space. And what began as a singular passion project unexpectedly grew into a uniquely collaborative record for Current Joys. “I’ve set out to make collaborative records before,” Rattigan explains, “but they often end up totally me, with just a couple exceptions. But then this record gave me the opportunity to be extremely collaborative, to let other people write instrumental tracks, sending links around for people to mess with and weigh in on. 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