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Written and recorded in under two weeks, during a rare gap in his non-stop touring schedule as guitarist in The Brian Jonestown Massacre and new project Golden Hours at that time, ‘Most Perfect Solitude’ introduces a new Third Sound line-up: Hakon and long-time member Robin Hughes (Organ\/Guitar) now joined by Frankie Broek (drums) and Wim Janssens (bass). As well as the line-up changes, Hakon reflects, “There is a certain warmth to some of the songs that has not been there before, but they still flicker between light and shadows, kind of like a slow motion audio version of Brion Gysin‘s Dreamachine.” On the one hand, jangly ‘60s 12-strings and breezy melodies shine on tracks like ‘Another Time, Another Place’ and ‘On Returning’, undoubtedly The Third Sound at their most radiant. Yet the record is not without its darker, heavier moments either – see the scuzzy psych-rock drone ‘Veiled’ or soon-to- be live favourite ‘Wasteland’, which sets a nightmarish vision of a city in ruins to the tune of heavy fuzz-guitar repetition and hypnotic drums. The album’s title is a phrase lifted from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and found by way of Werner Herzog’s journal writings in ‘Of Walking In Ice’, documenting the film-makers walk from Munich to Paris, which Hakon was reading whilst on the road himself: “Many of the songs touched on the theme of trips or some sort of travel, so I knew immediately that it was going to be the title. When you are travelling or touring you can find yourself in a weird sort of isolation, whilst also often looking for solitude to get away from everything. And, sometimes, it is best to listen to music in that most perfect solitude.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fuzz Club","offers":[{"title":"Clear LP","offer_id":50385232462155,"sku":"2196823","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Peach LP","offer_id":50385233576267,"sku":"2196837","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Most_Perfect_Solitude_0192e3d6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726310045"},{"product_id":"first-light-2","title":"First Light","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Third Sound release their fifth album \u003ci\u003eFirst Light\u003c\/i\u003e on Fuzz Club Records. Dealing in a hypnotic blend of neo-psychedelia, post-punk and new wave, The Third Sound is a Berlin-based band led by the Icelandic musician Hákon Aðalsteinsson, who is the guitarist in Brian Jonestown Massacre and formerly played in the cult rock’n’roll outfit Singapore Sling. A mainstay of the European psych underground in his own right, not just through his collaborations with the likes of Anton Newcombe and Tess Parks, The Third Sound has been Hakon’s primary solo endeavour since the release of his self-titled debut on Newcombe’s A Recordings a decade ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArriving following 2018’s \u003ci\u003eAll Tomorrow’s Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e LP, \u003ci\u003eFirst Light\u003c\/i\u003e marks an evolution into a brighter and at times uplifting sound. Marrying moments of light and dark, the result is The Third Sound’s most dynamic full-length to date.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fuzz Club","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":50455409787211,"sku":"1140250","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP - Orange","offer_id":50455410278731,"sku":"1127491","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Red","offer_id":56507752120651,"sku":"R1293-8123","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/33f3b146-18d8-4427-bf37-53fb5be43351_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727191268"},{"product_id":"fuzz-club-session-11","title":"Fuzz Club Session","description":"\u003cp\u003eBerlin-based psychedelic post-punk group The Third Sound (led by Brian Jonestown Massacre guitarist Hákon Aðalsteinsson) are set to release a new Fuzz Club Session LP. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecorded live at Berlin's Marie Antoinette club, the 10-track double album sees The Third Sound perform a discography-spanning set with tracks from last year's highly-praised\u003ci\u003e First Light \u003c\/i\u003eLP (2021),\u003ci\u003e All Tomorrow's Shadows \u003c\/i\u003e(2018), \u003ci\u003eGospels of Degeneration \u003c\/i\u003e(2016), \u003ci\u003eThe Third Sound of Destruction and Creation \u003c\/i\u003e(2013) and \u003ci\u003eThe Third Sound\u003c\/i\u003e (2011). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe session is released on vinyl, digitally and as a series of videos by Fuzz Club Records. It's number 19 in the London label's ongoing Fuzz Club Session series which has also seen the likes of A Place To Bury Strangers, Night Beats, Holy Wave, Heaters, The Entrance Band, The Myrrors, Lumerians, The Underground Youth, 10000 Russos and more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"Clear LPx2","offer_id":50506602119499,"sku":"2003111","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50506601922891,"sku":"2001546","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Fuzz_Club_Session_9a8ac4ed_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727825575"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/the-third-sound.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}