{"product_id":"the-great-distraction","title":"The Great Distraction","description":"\u003cp\u003eLeeds-based five piece Vessels release their fourth studio album, The Great Distraction via Different Recordings. Featuring collaborations with The Flaming Lips, John Grant, Vincent Neff (Django Django) and Harkin (Sky Larkin), \u003ci\u003eThe Great Distraction\u003c\/i\u003e is Vessels’ most ambitious record to date, and marks further evolution of a band always exploring new avenues of expression. While celebrated third album \u003ci\u003eDilate\u003c\/i\u003e, and the breathtaking live shows that accompanied it, were characterised by a definitive electronic shift, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Distraction\u003c\/i\u003e is about much more than a desire to go four-to-the-floor. It forcefully delivers on that premise in the widescreen power of opener \u003ci\u003eMobilise\u003c\/i\u003e, in the dark energy of the pulsing \u003ci\u003ePosition\u003c\/i\u003e, and in the deep build-up of \u003ci\u003eGlower\u003c\/i\u003e, but some notable collaborations represent another impressive step forward in Vessels’ determined progression. The results stand tall amongst Vessels’ typically towering slow-burners as Wayne Coyne’s vocal soars towards the clouds on \u003ci\u003eDeflect the Light\u003c\/i\u003e, Vincent\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eNeff’s presence adds to the powerful dramatics of \u003ci\u003eTrust Me\u003c\/i\u003e, and John Grant imbues \u003ci\u003eErase the Tapes\u003c\/i\u003e with characteristically austere beauty. Where those collaborations embody the hallmark of a band pushing forward, it’s the unrelenting, hypnotic intensity of tracks like \u003ci\u003eRadiart\u003c\/i\u003e and the fragmented, complex beauty of \u003ci\u003eRadio Decay\u003c\/i\u003e that anchor Vessels’ essential evolution in core elements of their past. In that respect, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Distraction\u003c\/i\u003e represents a band analysing its own meaning and balancing the stark realities of life, death and ageing with the explosive bursts of energy that have been a signature, albeit in different styles, across every album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCD - Digipack.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2LP - Double Heavyweight Black vinyl edition housed in Gatefold Sleeve with printed inner sleeves and Download.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2LP+ - Double Heavyweight Transparent red and blue vinyl edition housed in Gatefold Sleeve with printed inner sleeves and Download.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Different","offers":[{"title":"LP | x2","offer_id":50495886557515,"sku":"1013710","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/f1bf788b-c031-4ec6-9cab-24767c32b77e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727715509","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/the-great-distraction","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}