{"title":"Spitzer Space Telescope","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-spitzer-space-telescope","title":"The Spitzer Space Telescope Sampler","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLondon-via-Michigan Ballad singer and Songwriter Spitzer Space Telescope - real name Dan MacDonald - releases a new EP Spitzer Space Telescope III and are now join them together with the previous two EPs and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereleased together on vinyl for the first time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContinuing his penchant for direct, Clancey Brothers-inspired folk songwriting, ‘All The Girls Ashore’ contains all of his distinctive hallmarks - vocals belted at the top of his lungs, arrangements kept sparse and melody pushed firmly to the fore, featuring vocal harmonies from Mareva Lindo and David McKindley-Ward. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA rare case of MacDonald - who typically writes all of his own material - ‘ borrowing’ a melody from pre-existing folk tune, ‘All The Girls Ashore’ takes its melody from a French whaling song called ‘Pique La Baleine’, as he explains: “The only example of a melody I didn’t write. I liked the melody, and I wrote English lyrics to it. I don’t even know what the French is talking about. That track is just a blatant love letter to sea shanties, one of my home \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebase music traditions.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadside Hacks Recordings","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":55791791997259,"sku":"R6575-3615","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Screenshot2025-10-28at15.26.05.png?v=1761665189"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/spitzer-space-telescope.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}