{"product_id":"hear-as-the-mirror-echoes","title":"Hear as the Mirror Echoes","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBritish artist herbal tea's debut album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHear as the Mirror Echoes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e drifts in and out like a half-remembered dream. Shaped slowly by songwriter\/producer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHelena Walker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from late-night demos that gradually bloomed into expansive arrangements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing on dream pop, ambient folk, and lo-fi production, and citing influences from\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sparklehorse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSharon Van Etten\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, there's an otherworldly quality in the way it softly reimagines the familiar. From the ethereal slowcore of \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeventeen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" to the 70s folk-inspired \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDriving Slow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\", each track belongs to its own distinct world. The songs swell with ambient textures and bursts of distortion, building into cinematic crescendos before folding back into quiet moments of sparse piano and lo-fi dissonance. Helena's vocals, often recorded at the time of writing, are ghostly with an undercurrent of gravity, submerged within layers of rich harmonies. Themes of impermanence, dissociation, and emotional transience run throughout, with lyrics lifted from dreams, old diaries, and moments of stream-of-consciousness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCo-produced with longtime collaborator and childhood friend \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHenry C Sharpe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the record was mixed and mastered entirely DIY in makeshift setups in living rooms and bedrooms, though a few details were finalised in the basement studio of Bristol’s The Louisiana with entrusted friend \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJonny Allan \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Happyness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver time, herbal tea’s music has spread quietly, passed between artists and listeners without much promotion. She has been personally invited to open for musicians she deeply admires, including Gia Margaret and Ex:Re, and her music continues to find an audience through word-of-mouth, admired for its emotional weight and rare sense of atmosphere. “I’ve always felt like a bit of an outsider, and making music is my escape.” Helena says. “I hope this album can be that escape for someone else.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gold Day","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":53061018091851,"sku":"R3760-7077","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0040256198_10.jpg?v=1753879558","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/hear-as-the-mirror-echoes","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}