{"product_id":"i-hope-hell-isnt-real","title":"i hope hell isn't real","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoe Kapara's\u003c\/strong\u003e debut vinyl release on Epitaph Record brings the songs from his wildly successful 2023 digital release, \u003cem\u003ei hope hell isn't real ep\u003c\/em\u003e, together with his catalog of singles from 2021-2022. \"\u003cem\u003eNobody was born cool\u003c\/em\u003e\" proclaims \u003cstrong\u003eRoe Kapara\u003c\/strong\u003e. \"Where's the fun in that?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter relocating from Nashville to Los Angeles just before the pandemic, the St. Louis-born singer\/songwriter did what any reasonable 20-something would: find solace online and build a community. Soon, his burgeoning digital fanbase hit six digits, enthralled by his endearingly unpretentious personality but also by his irresistible music, a modern swirl of indie, psych, dream pop, and alternative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDwelling on the death of his own past is a common theme through \u003cstrong\u003eKapara's\u003c\/strong\u003e music, throughout a catalogue of DIY singles like \"\u003cem\u003eEveryone's Dying\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003ePast Grow\u003c\/em\u003e\" that helped boost his streaming listeners into the 2 Millions and TikTok audience over 350,000 (with 5.8 Million likes.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut just as he's willing to expose vulnerable parts of himself in his songs, he's quick to shine the mirror outward to address the creeping dread of modern life: consumerism, corporate greed, climate change, the general feelings of the younger generation in 21st-century America. Combining these two sides of his musical personality - deeply relatable yet unafraid to stand up and ask life's big questions - into pop songs makes for a musical journey that's a little off-kilter, sure, but all the better and more interesting in the end.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Epitaph","offers":[{"title":"Clear LP","offer_id":50489028116811,"sku":"2052990","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/d5824aff-0e66-49fa-9bc5-446546fc8401_8211d427_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727635449","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/i-hope-hell-isnt-real","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}