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Their self-titled debut album is the culmination of a few years of putting ideas together internationally and periodically recording in \u003cstrong\u003eMikey's\u003c\/strong\u003e home studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSome of the lyrical content and the band's name was inspired by \u003cem\u003eHerbert Read's\u003c\/em\u003e 1935 utopian, communist, sci-fi novel called The Green Child. With such a choice name, it’s no surprise that The Green Child draw their sound from an illusory past as much as they stalk into pastures new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBroadly retro-futuristic in scope, verdant acres of lushly evocative synthesizers and blippy drum machines underpin most of their upbeat yet decidedly uncanny songs. \u003cstrong\u003eRaven's\u003c\/strong\u003e calmly scenic and measured vocal flits like a will-o’-the-wisp throughout the tracks, proffering a guiding hand as she walks us through the often eerie, electronic concoctions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Upset The Rhythm","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50471448707403,"sku":"1023265","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"shimmering-basset","title":"Shimmering Basset","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Green Child is the once long-distance, now based in the same house recording project of Raven Mahon (furniture maker and former member of Grass Widow) and Mikey Young (recording engineer and band member of Total Control, Eddy Current Suppression Ring).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe duo draw their spectral pop sound from an illusory past as much as they stalk into pastures new. Broadly retro-futuristic in scope, verdant acres of lushly evocative synthesizers and vintage drum machines underpin most of The Green Child’s upbeat yet decidedly uncanny songs. Raven's calmly scenic and measured vocal flits like a will-o'-the-wisp throughout the tracks, proffering a guiding hand as she walks us through the often eerie electronic concoctions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Green Child acknowledge an interesting array of musical cues from New Musik via Sade to Hot Chocolate, the latter most keenly felt on the slinky groove behind \u003ci\u003eDreamcom\u003c\/i\u003e, a song about relying on memory as an anchor for intimacy. Clockwork sequencing, drawbar organ amid bouncing guitar spirals and a lightness of vocal touch make for a potent potion. The duo even cover \u003ci\u003eResurrection\u003c\/i\u003e by Canadian 60’s popsmith Andy Kim later on the record, turning his orchestral ‘hymn of searching’ into a grandiose tower of overlapping drones, languid vocal reverb and strummed chords. Meanwhile, \u003ci\u003eHealth Farm\u003c\/i\u003e is awash with questing keyboard melodies, its notes speeding into each other like Boards Of Canada with the legato ramped up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s an elegant album of electronic invention and wistful musing, a daydream in a new home, as alive as time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Upset The Rhythm","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50473026715979,"sku":"1099344","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/172cbafb-d90b-4c11-906d-65eea7b1d426_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727425765"},{"product_id":"looks-familiar","title":"Looks Familiar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Green Child\u003c\/strong\u003e has grown into four people. 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