{"title":"Widowspeak","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidowspeak is an indie rock band hailing from Brooklyn, New York, USA. Known for their dream-pop and shoegaze sound, the band consists of *Molly Hamilton* on vocals and *Robert Earl Thomas* on guitar. With influences ranging from Blouse to Real Estate, Widowspeak has carved out a unique place in the music scene. Their captivating melodies and ethereal vocals have garnered them a dedicated following. Explore their mesmerizing tunes and get lost in the enchanting world of Widowspeak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFormed in Brooklyn, Widowspeak has become synonymous with the indie rock genre. Led by the hauntingly beautiful vocals of *Molly Hamilton*, their music effortlessly blends elements of dream-pop and shoegaze. Alongside her is *Robert Earl Thomas*, whose skillful guitar playing adds depth to each track. Drawing inspiration from artists like Pure X and Warpaint, Widowspeak's sound is both nostalgic and contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're a fan of bands such as Lower Dens or Wild Nothing, then Widowspeak should be on your radar. Their atmospheric soundscapes transport listeners to another realm while maintaining a grounded authenticity. From their debut album \"Widowspeak\" to later releases like \"Expect The Best,\" each record showcases their growth as musicians.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-jacket","title":"The Jacket","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten in the months before and after the release of their critically acclaimed fifth album \u003ci\u003ePlum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Jacket\u003c\/i\u003e feels like a full-circle moment for the duo of singer-songwriter Molly Hamilton and guitarist Robert Earl Thomas. Thematically, it considers \u003ci\u003ePlum’s\u003c\/i\u003e broader questions about the values ascribed to one’s time and labor through the more refined lens of performance and music-making. This is due in part to the band’s recent return to New York City, the site of their own origin story, where they recorded \u003ci\u003eThe Jacket \u003c\/i\u003eat the Diamond Mine with co- producer and noted Daptone Records affiliate Homer Steinweiss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReunions always breed reflection, and Hamilton admits that much of the album’s themes are tied to formative experiences in the band’s own early years. Some songs speak to the process of moving on (“Unwind”, “Salt”), while others muse about regret (“True Blue”, “Forget It”). The album’s namesake track considers the literal and figurative costumes we dress our personalities in: imbued with meaning and sense of time and place, becoming so representative of who we think we are before they’re ultimately left behind. The symbolic spaces of work, music, nightlife are seen through the haze of recalling one’s own unknown legends. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonically, \u003ci\u003eThe Jacket \u003c\/i\u003efinds the band at their usual and best: dynamics shift seamlessly between gentle, drifting ballads and twangy jams, built up from layered guitars, dusty percussion and ambling bass lines. Elsewhere: whimsical flutes, choral textures, and basement organs. Thomas’s guitar playing is as lyrical and emotive as it’s ever been, and Hamilton’s voice: comfortable and effortless. This seamless dynamic is amplified perfectly in the mix by Chris Coady (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Beach House) . Widowspeak expertly pepper in slow-core, dream-pop, pacific northwest indie, and outlaw country, resulting in a 60s-meets-90s aesthetic. This sense of sonic nostalgia adds another layer to lyrics that reflect on old selves, invented and true. The Jacket is a wizened meditation on performance and past lives from a band who’ve seen their fair share, hitting their stride now over a decade in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Captured Tracks","offers":[{"title":"Mint | LP","offer_id":50411344232779,"sku":"1140190","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50411343872331,"sku":"1140189","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50411345215819,"sku":"2001817","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a5e2c57a-1243-4571-8b92-ad35530f410a_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726656569"},{"product_id":"almanac-1","title":"Almanac","description":"\u003cp\u003eDreamy brooklyn band Qidowspeak release their new album \u003cem\u003eAlmanac\u003c\/em\u003e via Captured Tracks. They recorded the album with Kevin Mcmahon, who also worked on Real Sstate's \u003cem\u003eDays\u003c\/em\u003e, Titus Andronicus' \u003cem\u003eThe Monitor,\u003c\/em\u003e and Swans' \u003cem\u003eThe Seer,\u003c\/em\u003e in addition to albums from the Walkmen, Frightened Rabbit, and more. Sharp, spindly guitars swirl like smoke around a reverb-drenched melodies and singer Molly Hamilton's cozy, warm croon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50451550208331,"sku":"358584","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5a76b1e6-c0d0-42a4-9e6e-c36beec9604f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727129425"},{"product_id":"roses-2","title":"Roses","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003eAn album called \u003cem\u003eRoses\u003c\/em\u003e would be concerned with romantic gestures. Across the ten\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003etracks that make up the seventh and newest \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SpellingErrorHighlight SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003eWidowspeak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e record, intimate spaces\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003eand stages of love are captured with a nostalgic, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003evaseline\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e-coated lens. Candles burn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003einside red glass as lovers get close in a leather booth. Celebrity headshots gaze\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003edown like angels in a restaurant. Elsewhere, carnations are pressed in a black book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003eand dancers pull each other close. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003eWidowspeak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e is a band that riffs on big emotions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003ewithout being too self-serious. The sweetness, even silliness, of an extended limerent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003ephase that becomes as all-consuming as a pulpy trade paperback. Cars and their drivers serve \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003eas a way to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e talk about \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003ecodependency\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e. If music can simultaneously be naturalistic and noir, saturated and lush, that is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003eWidowspeak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003eThey’r\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003ea band that knows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003ehow to set a scene.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW159438604 BCX4\" data-ccp-props='{\"335559685\":-993}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW159438604 BCX4\" data-ccp-props='{\"335559685\":-993}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003eThese songs use intimate moments to talk about deeper heartaches: the restlessness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003einherent in modern existence, waiting around for something to happen. Or, feeling at\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003eodds with playing a role in your own life. \u003cem\u003eRoses\u003c\/em\u003e might be the most romantic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003eWidowspeak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e record, but \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003eit’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003ealso the most deeply realist: the stage is set not with dramatic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003eovertures but the backdrop of the minutiae and repetition of daily acts. Small observations before, during, and after work: the ritual of pouring water for customers,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003ecatching a cold on your day off. Daydreaming about winning the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003elottery, or\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003emaybe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003erealizing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e you already won. 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A reason to keep going despite the pain it can cause.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW159438604 BCX4\" data-ccp-props='{\"335559685\":-993}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW159438604 BCX4\" data-ccp-props='{\"335559685\":-993}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003eWidowspeak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e are one of the most prolific and hardworking bands going, bubbling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159438604 BCX4\"\u003ejust under the surface. 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