{"product_id":"45870","title":"August","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is an entire sub-genre of poetry devoted to rivers and their persistent, meditative flow. Emily Dickinson’s \u003ci\u003eMy River Runs to Thee\u003c\/i\u003e compares them to the cycle of life, while Alfred Tennyson’s \u003ci\u003eThe Brook\u003c\/i\u003e deems them eternal and Kathleen Raine’s \u003ci\u003eThe River\u003c\/i\u003e muses on the dream-state they evoke. For transcendent folk-pop artist Shannon Lay, the river is all of the above: It’s the metaphor driving her latest album, the exquisitely uplifting \u003ci\u003eAugust,\u003c\/i\u003e which doubles as an aural baptism renewing her purpose for making music. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album’s name, \u003ci\u003eAugust\u003c\/i\u003e, refers to the month in 2017 when Lay quit her day job and fully gave herself over to music. This was her liberation as an artist, and the album is devoted to paying that forward to her listeners. Lay may be the most chilled-out artist you’ll ever meet. Despite fronting her tranquil solo act and being a guitarist \/ singer in the indie-rock band Feels, she never pressures herself to overachieve. In keeping with the humbled, contemplative nature of \u003ci\u003eAugust\u003c\/i\u003e, most tracks clock-in at three minutes or less. She saved indulgence for the production. She recorded the album with her longtime friend, musician Ty Segall at his home studio on the East Side. Also in the mix is Mikal Cronin, who played saxophone on the album’s opener, \u003ci\u003eDeath Up Close\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - Black Vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP+ - Limited Sun Yellow Loser Coloured Vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sub Pop","offers":[{"title":"Yellow | LP.","offer_id":50447953068363,"sku":"1066410","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blue | LP","offer_id":50447951790411,"sku":"1066409","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50447952347467,"sku":"1066403","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/25dcc28f-4772-4fe5-acab-5747179cd6a4_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727084523","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/45870","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}