{"product_id":"lean-year","title":"Lean Year","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLean Year\u003c\/i\u003e is the debut, self-titled record by Richmond, Virginia based singer Emilie Rex and filmmaker \/ musician Rick Alverson (director of Entertainment staring Neil Hamburger, and the cult-drama \u003ci\u003eThe Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e staring Tim Heidecker). What for Rex was a departure from the structured life of academia toward the uncertain contours of a creative field, for Alverson was a return to form. Having released 5 albums with his previous band Spokane, Alverson took a 10-year hiatus from music to write and direct feature films. These departures and approaches bring a transience and listlessness to the album, like a walk interrupted by both curiosity and caution. Rex and Alverson co-wrote the album over the course of a year at their home in Richmond, VA and recorded it in three sessions at the home studio of Chicago musician \/ engineer Erik Hall (In Tall Buildings, NOMO), who also performs on the record. Alverson and Hall co-produced the album's ten tracks, drawing on both Hall's and Elliot Bergman's (NOMO) arsenal of instruments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - With Download.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Western Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50496211779915,"sku":"1018547","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/b9d133a8-37cd-4862-9fcf-057ff9f6b2de_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727718430","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/lean-year","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}