{"title":"Lost Left","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"levollinen","title":"Levollinen","description":"\u003cp\u003eLimited pressing of double heavyweight vinyl with the addition of 3 unheard collected home recordings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLOST LEFT are Ben Pritchard (vocals, guitar), Bobby Crawford (Drums) and Chris Pollock (Bass).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e They had been playing together live for a few years before front man Ben Pritchard wrote a collection of songs refecting a long period of living in relative solitude that make up the body of their debut, Levollinen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album title is a Finnish word meaning calm and peaceful. The songs are based around ideas that occupied Ben's thoughts at the time, including writings by Charlotte Mew, Plath, Betjeman, Rousseau and works by Alvar Cawén (which is the main aesthetic thrust of album). Sonically, Levollinen has a nod to the fragile vocals of Jason Molina, the post rock spirit of Mogwai with the shambolic pace of Arcade Fire. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLevollinen was recorded in and around Ben's home in South London over the course of half a year. The band subsequently took a trip up to Glasgow to record more songs with Marcus Mackay in his old converted coach- house which is home to The Diving Bell Lounge (Kathryn Joseph, Trembling Bells, Alasdair Roberts, Snow Patrol, Frightened Rabbit). They remain the only band to have played at the oldest building in Hackney, St Augustine's Tower, built in the 13th Century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLOST LEFT quietly self-released this album in 2012, and after Ben packaged off a handwritten note and 7\" sampler to Jarvis Cocker and Gideon Coe at 6 Music it resulted in a few radio plays, as well as selling out their home- made CD. Now disbanded, and no longer playing together, this album is unlikely to be played live again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, Hits the Fan Records knew that their next big album release had to be this unearthed gem of an album that deserves to be heard and celebrated as one of this decades hidden and understated musical masterpiece. 'Levollinen is an album to be heard in its entirety, with a lyrical arc that prompts the listener to dig a bit deeper, and a vast cavernous sound that reveals more with each listen The musicianship is understated and masterly, sparkling instrumentation that adds valleys of space with which the songs breathe and exist' - ROUGH TRADE.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hits the Fan Records","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50527640617291,"sku":"2055038","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Levollinen_34005c07_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728056258"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/lost-left.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}