{"title":"Loveshadow","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"loveshadow","title":"Loveshadow","description":"\u003cp\u003eMusic From Memory are excited to introduce another new group for 2021, this time presenting the self-titled debut album from Loveshadow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurrently based in San Francisco, the duo of Anya and Izaak initially met whilst working in an Oakland cafe in 2016. The two Californians quickly bonded over a track by the ’80s disco band Aurra which was playing over the radio and almost immediately their separate journeys in music became interwoven. They soon began to write music and creating their own work would become a way for the pair to get closer to the sound they were searching for, as well as enabling them to discover the healing power of making and listening to music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoveshadow\u003c\/i\u003e was recorded predominantly in the Bay Area between 2017-2020 as well as whilst traveling to NYC, Chicago and around Portland. Having released previously as the outfit \u003ci\u003eS Transporter\u003c\/i\u003e alongside Detroit friend Ryan Spencer, Loveshadow is formed of Anya as singer and song writer alongside Izaak on synthesizers, bass and percussion. This eight track album is the duo’s first release; exploring emotive Pop and DIY Funk leanings it stands as a joyful homage to the music they bond over, as well as an ode to their own love and friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music From Memory","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP.","offer_id":50405948555595,"sku":"1161187","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/f6c76474-3f53-4fdd-aadb-1ecc90196b87_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726582271"},{"product_id":"ii-129","title":"II","description":"\u003cp\u003eBay Area DIY pop duo Loveshadow join up with Dark Entries to release II, their sophomore LP. Anya Prisk and Izaak Schlossman met in Oakland in 2016, bonded over their love of ‘80s sounds and immediately began building their musical world with lush synths, funky basslines, and irresistible hooks. The past is always in their palette, but Loveshadow’s nostalgia doesn’t trace to any single locus; it’s more like a cloud, and it’s through this haze that they breathe new life into the music they love. Their debut album was released in 2021 on Music from Memory to acclaim. II presents a more subtle and refined statement from the band - laser-focused on the vaporous expanse. Album opener “Last Room” saunters with the confidence of Sade, while “Earthen Track” feels like Kate Bush covering a forgotten city pop anthem. The album is largely focused on club-friendly material, but mellower pieces like “Winter’s Door” and “Mirage” are sophisticated stand-outs that would make Ryuchi Sakamoto proud. Italo funk groover “Power Melts Away” closes out the album by upping the energy into fist-pumping territory. Anya’s lyrics on II use the unreality of dreams as a lens to examine the realities of change and personal growth; illusions made material. Loveshadow elegantly smear the lines between past and present, pop and avant, immanent and transcendent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dark Entries","offers":[{"title":"Black LP.","offer_id":50407208157515,"sku":"2166175","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Loveshadow__II_74674384_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726595708"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/loveshadow.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}