{"product_id":"first-house-on-the-left","title":"The Pendulum Swing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatherine Priddy\u003c\/strong\u003e, a British singer-songwriter, has released her much-anticipated sophomore album \u003cem\u003eThe Pendulum Swing\u003c\/em\u003e via Cooking Vinyl. This follows her highly acclaimed 2021 debut \u003cem\u003eThe Eternal Rocks Beneath\u003c\/em\u003e, which announced Priddy as a singular new talent on the contemporary roots music scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpeaking about the single and the wider themes on the album, Priddy commented: \"\u003cem\u003eDespite its soft and dreamy sound, this song provides the cornerstone around which the album and its themes orbit. It’s inspired by the little old house where I grew up and all the memories captured within those four walls - both for me and for all the other inhabitants who’ve lived there over the centuries. It might just be another terraced cottage to passersby, but to those who’ve called it home, it’s everything.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe album title \u003cem\u003eThe Pendulum Swing\u003c\/em\u003e is taken from a line in this song and describes the urge to leave and the even stronger urge to return - something I’ve felt a lot in recent few years as I’ve tried to carve out a corner for myself elsewhere, but always found myself wandering back, craving the comfort and nostalgia of the past. It also sums up this second album as a whole quite nicely - my songs have matured since my debut, seeing as most of those were written in my childhood, but despite moving forward and feeling the need to do something different with this second release, I still can't help but return to those fundamental, unchanging things at the root of it all: home, family, love.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOnce again recorded in Birmingham by producer Simon J Weaver, guest musicians comprise \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e (lead guitar), \u003cstrong\u003eHarry Fausing Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e (strings), \u003cstrong\u003eMarcus Hamblett\u003c\/strong\u003e (brass\/double bass), \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Boomsma\u003c\/strong\u003e (guitar, backing vocals, co-writer on track \"\u003cem\u003eReady To Go\u003c\/em\u003e\"), \u003cstrong\u003ePolly Virr\u003c\/strong\u003e (cello) and even a brief appearance from Priddy’s family members right at the end of the album, in keeping with its themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eThe Pendulum Swing\u003c\/em\u003e, Priddy has managed to keep moving forward whilst acknowledging and honouring all that has gone before. For fans of \u003cstrong\u003eNick Drake\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Martyn\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cooking Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"LP - Red \/  Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":50395878097227,"sku":"2164398","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP - Green","offer_id":50395877638475,"sku":"2164396","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50395877343563,"sku":"2164395","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Clear","offer_id":55873222902091,"sku":"R7690-3336","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/20000000227101_08bd1f51_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726474586","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/first-house-on-the-left","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}