{"product_id":"f-song-and-mrs-magic-strings-versions","title":"F Song and Mrs Magic (Strings Versions)","description":"\u003cp\u003eStepping out of the bedroom and into the Real World, Liverpool’s Strawberry Guy headed down to Peter Gabriel’s idyllic Real World Studios with Manchester’s Northern Session Collective in tow and set about trying to soften and expose the bare bones of his two biggest streaming tracks 'F Song' and 'Mrs Magic'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStripped of drums and synths, the music is pared down to piano and romantic new strings arrangements, bringing the careful melodies and indrawn lyrics to the fore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving recorded the original tracks in his Liverpool bedroom, swapping the originals’ string samples for their real-life counterparts lends the tracks an even more ethereal quality than the self-produced originals. The trip to Real World marks a first foray into studio recording for Strawberry Guy, and a new high-fidelity direction for the project, as he begins the process of making his sophomore album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vinyl edition of these new songs features the two new strings versions along with the originals of both tracks, meaning fans can finally get their hands on a physical version of early single “F Song.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the music of Strawberry Guy favours a hermetic, headphones-forward sound lying somewhere between \u003ci\u003eBryter Layter-\u003c\/i\u003eera Nick Drake\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eThe Clientele, Slowdive’s \u003ci\u003ePygmalion, \u003c\/i\u003eand the psychedelic 70s output of fellow Liverpudlian Paul McCartney\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eit’s nonetheless become a smash on TikTok and streaming services with a fanatical young and diverse fan base.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Melodic","offers":[{"title":"12\"","offer_id":50435055452491,"sku":"2055265","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/MELO138_fd08e975_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726899172","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/f-song-and-mrs-magic-strings-versions","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}