{"product_id":"still-8","title":"Still","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErika de Casier\u003c\/strong\u003e isn't searching for perfection – she's just trying to show you where she's at right now. As ever, \u003cem\u003eStill\u003c\/em\u003e proves that \u003cstrong\u003ede Casier\u003c\/strong\u003e is a master of writing songs that speak to universal experiences of modern life, even for all their specificities and quirks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf \u003cem\u003eEssentials\u003c\/em\u003e (2019) was filled with perfect songs about flirtation and new love, and \u003cem\u003eSensational\u003c\/em\u003e (2021) added wrinkles in the form of partners who were rude and plainly annoying, \u003cem\u003eStill\u003c\/em\u003e sees \u003cstrong\u003ede Casier\u003c\/strong\u003e writing about genuine heartbreak with a new clarity. For all the new heaviness that arises on \u003cem\u003eStill\u003c\/em\u003e - and the subtle political valence that comes alongside - \u003cstrong\u003ede Casier\u003c\/strong\u003e's music remains as fun and sensual as it's always been.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStill\u003c\/em\u003e confirms that there are few artists making music that so freely slips between sensitivity and irreverence, sex and sadness. Among all the success, the accolades, the acclaim, her greatest achievement may be, simply: she's still \u003cstrong\u003eErika de Casier\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll of this is to say the album is classic \u003cstrong\u003ede Casier\u003c\/strong\u003e, her idiosyncratic mix of luxuriant electronica and moonlit R\u0026amp;B drilled further into that one-of-a-kind sound here. Her songwriting is as masterful and universal as ever, and her proficiency as a producer heightened as she produces other voices (They Hate Change, Shygirl, Blood Orange) for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe also invites new collaborators, working with live musicians in addition to samples. N, co-producer of \u003cem\u003eEssentials\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSensational\u003c\/em\u003e, returns here, but added to the fold are Jonathan Jull Ludvigsen, Carl Emil Johansen, Niels Kirk, Christian Rhode Lindinger, Nick León, Kirsten Nyhus Janssen and Tobias Sachse, adding live drums, synths, guitar, bass and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese musicians, as well as \u003cstrong\u003ede Casier\u003c\/strong\u003e's chorus of friends who sing and rap on the record, add a jolt and crackle to her world; where those first two records felt like dispatches straight from the recesses of \u003cstrong\u003ede Casier\u003c\/strong\u003e's brain – intimate thoughts slinking through the ether at 2am – \u003cem\u003eStill\u003c\/em\u003e feels like a conversation between friends in the backroom of a crowded bar. Those friends embolden \u003cstrong\u003ede Casier\u003c\/strong\u003e to deliver some of her most emphatic songs ever, put on display brilliantly on \"\u003cem\u003eLucky\u003c\/em\u003e,\" her first offering from the album.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"4AD","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50390690726219,"sku":"2173982","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Clear LP","offer_id":50390691316043,"sku":"2173983","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50390690136395,"sku":"2173981","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Erika_de_Casier_Still_e4ea46dc_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726393594","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/still-8","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}