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The resulting EP puts the burners underneath the sonics with which Talk Show had started to make their name with and\u003ci\u003e Touch The Ground\u003c\/i\u003e is the foundation of their new direction, brimming with confidence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Missing Piece Records","offers":[{"title":"Black | 12\"","offer_id":50501375000907,"sku":"1156656","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/fbaa3ea5-8318-469c-aad2-4dffa75b8ad0_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727783786"},{"product_id":"effigy-2","title":"Effigy","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf Talk Show’s exhilarating full-length debut, Effigy, feels more like a film than an album, that’s no coincidence. 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The songs are dark and gritty, fueled by blistering guitars and explosive drums, and Swann’s vocals are nothing short of hypnotic, leaning on repetition and restraint to reach for transcendence in the midst of swirling sonic chaos. The result is an immersive, multisensory experience, one that conjures up a dark, sweaty warehouse packed with moving bodies all radiating heat and desire, anxiety and release, ecstasy and desperation\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Missing Piece Records","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50530831565131,"sku":"2177206","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_3f6afff5_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728085383"},{"product_id":"miss-america","title":"Miss America","description":"\u003cp\u003eTalk Show is a new duo collaboration featuring Steph Richards on trumpets and resonating surfaces and Qasim Naqvi on drums, almglocken bells and modular synthesizer. 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