{"title":"Nightlands","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNightlands is an artist who has captivated audiences with his unique blend of dreamy pop and psychedelic folk. Drawing inspiration from a diverse range of musical genres, Nightlands creates ethereal melodies that transport listeners to another world. With his haunting vocals and intricate instrumentals, Nightlands has carved out a distinct sound that sets him apart from other artists in the industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSimilar to Vinyl Williams, Woods, and Martin Courtney, Nightlands' music is characterized by its introspective lyrics and atmospheric production. Fans of Steve Gunn and Sylvie will also appreciate the intricate guitar work showcased in Nightlands' songs. His music shares similarities with the likes of Cass McCombs, Charlie Hall, Jeffrey Silverstein, Peel Dream Magazine, William Tyler, Coco, Rose City Band, Sam Evian, C Duncan, John Andrews \u0026amp; The Yawns, Sam Burton, Westerman,Ducktails,and Cut Worms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're looking for a soothing soundtrack for relaxation or an escape into a whimsical sonic landscape,Nightlands offers a mesmerizing experience through his enchanting compositions. Discover the captivating world of Nightlands today.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"forget-the-mantra","title":"Forget The Mantra","description":"\u003cp\u003evinyl with free download. as nightlands, philadelphia multi-instrumentalist david hartley makes enormous, warm and thunderous music. hartley has been a prolific member of many philadelphia groups, most notably the war on drugs. the music he creates in his bedroom is itself a bed of delicate, chiming strings and bubbling synths beneath a blanket of choral arrangements. it's dreamy in the literal sense - the seeds for the album were sown when hartley began archiving musical ideas that occurred in his sleep with a simple bedside tape recorder. as a result 'forget the mantra' is, in essence, a field recording of hartley's dreams. on secretly canadian.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50409927704907,"sku":"332841","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/8f14587e-5d3f-4169-941a-da2ecc444543_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726632340"},{"product_id":"oak-island","title":"Oak Island","description":"\u003cp\u003enightlands is the solo project of the war on drugs' bassist and multi-instrumentalist dave hartley, and 'oak island' is the follow-up to his 2010 secretly canadian debut 'forget the mantra'. nightlands takes us on a spirit quest through lush forests down into the uncanny valley. each distorted, silver-voiced melody is wrapped in the sounds of 70s am gold - plucked acoustic guitars, trumpets, dulcimers and hand percussion. in using these pop touchstones, the songs become something close to memories, the faded feelings that tide in and out of you when conjuring the past. to this end, virtually every chord played on oak island is a major-7th, the most nostalgic harmonic grouping. seals and croft produced by mid-70s beetle-voiced brian eno. crosby, hal and nash. beneath the analytics and technical experimentation lie 10 pop songs about sadness and love; this silvery robot has learned what it means to be human and paid a great cost. the elegant, lunar bossa-nova of album standout 'so far so long' with its distant trumpeted satellite signals, offers a slow, confident lilting and wilting, as hartley considers traversing space and time. hartley is a prolific sideman in many notable philadelphia bands and the extraordinary bassist of the war on drugs. listeners expecting a simple side project, however, will be surprised by the boldness and scope of his vision - nightlands is the chuck close painting to the the war on drugs' de kooning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50410342154571,"sku":"357559","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2df719cf-f7e1-4ab8-8512-bcfa5e3b5e67_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726640763"},{"product_id":"moonshine","title":"Moonshine","description":"\u003cp\u003eNightlands is the solo project of The War on Drugs’ bassist and multi-instrumentalist Dave Hartley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmid massive global paradigm shifts Dave Hartley (aka Nightlands) became a father twice over and left his native Philadelphia for Asheville, where the pace of daily life is slower and it's easier to maintain a zoomed-out perspective on modern life. From the newfound refuge of a studio he built using the bones of a barn attached to his hundred-something-year-old house in the mountains, Hartley has tailored a collection of well-crafted pop rock, pointedly titled \u003ci\u003eMoonshine\u003c\/i\u003e. Guided by some of the harmonic sensibilities that have helped make The War on Drugs a force in modern music, \u003ci\u003eMoonshine \u003c\/i\u003ecombines immaculate-yet-dense vocal stacks and billowy clouds of effected keyboards with classic songcraft, revealing previously unseen acreage in the unfurling dreamscape that is Nightlands. The surrealistic album art by Austin-based illustrator Jaime Zuverza depicts an archway opening to the stars over the surface of an idyllic sea flanked by both moon and sun. Similarly, \u003ci\u003eMoonshine \u003c\/i\u003ereveals portals within portals leading to ever deeper places in Hartley's vocal-centered labyrinth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the album, there are plenty of buoyant high moods where the pitter-patter of drum machine and humming digital organ hints at Hartley's low-key tropicalia streak, but the lyrics anchor the dreaminess in real-world sorrow and resignation. Nowhere are these sentiments more apparent than on the title track, a nearly acapella recitation of \"America the Beautiful\" that poignantly hovers over a mirage of soft keyboards before dovetailing into Hartley's own words about the hypocrisy of the American dream. \"This was never intended to be an overtly political record\" he admits. \"I have so many friends who are able to process the frustration of current events gracefully or with wisdom or in a nuanced way, but I often find myself just consumed with anger about it all. I decided to just let that come out, and it manifested itself lyrically.\" Moonshine's wide-eyed, utopian instrumental backdrops provide sharp contrast to Hartley's lyrics, which sting even harder within the sweetness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven in light of the album's vocal emphasis, Hartley's history as a bassist brilliantly beams through \u003ci\u003eMoonshine\u003c\/i\u003e, giving effortless and sprightly movement to songs like \"Down Here,\" which also features an extended section of saxophone lent by his Western Vinyl labelmate, Joseph Shabason. In addition to Shabason, the album hosts a short list of remote collaborators including four of Hartley's bandmates from The War on Drugs, Robbie Bennet, Anthony Lamarca, Eliza Hardy Jones, and Charlie Hall, as well as exotica virtuoso Frank Locrasto (Cass McCombs, Fruit Bats), and producer Adam McDaniel (Avey Tare, Angel Olsen). Hartley was forced to keep the guest list small out of the necessity of pandemic isolation, coupled with his move to a smaller city, all of which challenged him to do most of the album's heavy lifting right down to the mixing duties, resulting in the most independent effort of his career. 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