{"product_id":"perfect-shapes","title":"Perfect Shapes","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn January of 2018, five months after the release of her debut album \u003cem\u003eNight Night at the First Landing\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMadeline Kenney\u003c\/strong\u003e traveled from Oakland, California to the woods outside of Durham, North Carolina to record her sophomore album with a new collaborator, Wye Oak’s \u003cstrong\u003eJenn Wasner\u003c\/strong\u003e. The choice was a conscious decision to explore new methodology in writing, recording, production, and even genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePerfect Shapes\u003c\/em\u003e sees Kenney leaping headfirst into fresh and adventurous territory, largely eschewing conventional rock structures in favor of theme and melody. Its ten songs are full of surprises big and small - from vibrant synth lines to taut bass figures and subtly modulated vocals - that instead of feeling fussed over, reveal Kenney’s penchant for elegant and abstract composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKenney’s 2017 debut, \u003cem\u003eNight Night at the First Landing\u003c\/em\u003e, was a guitar-centric rock album, produced by friend and collaborator Chaz Bear of Toro Y Moi. \u003cem\u003ePerfect Shapes\u003c\/em\u003e leans on the foundational pieces of \u003cem\u003eNight Night\u003c\/em\u003e - fuzzed-out guitar tones, coy wordplay, and Kenney’s notably strong voice - but with an unconventional approach that allows them to bloom, reincarnated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePerfect Shapes\u003c\/em\u003e marks Wasner’s first foray into producing another artist’s work and is permeated by the pair’s collaborative spirit. Both Wasner and Kenney play multiple instruments on the record and engineered the session alongside Kenney’s touring percussionist, Camille Lewis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn eagerness to explore and experiment is apparent from start to finish, as Kenney and Wasner weave endless sonic curveballs into the arrangements. From the delightfully warped percussion on opening track \u003cq\u003eOverhead\u003c\/q\u003e to the burbling synths on the R\u0026amp;B-tinted \u003cq\u003eThe Flavor of the Fruit Tree\u003c\/q\u003e and the left-field trumpet solo in \u003cq\u003eYour Art\u003c\/q\u003e, these rich and inventive ideas echo Yo La Tengo’s everything-but-the-kitchen-sink mentality, as well as the surging soundscapes of Tame Impala and Wye Oak at their most impressionistic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLead single \u003cq\u003eCut Me Off\u003c\/q\u003e is a surprise of its own - the most pop-forward song Kenney has written yet. \u003cq\u003eBad Idea\u003c\/q\u003e finds her balancing fragility as foil; later, \u003cq\u003eI Went Home\u003c\/q\u003e manages to evoke both frustration and affection in a single breath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLP - Colored Coke Bottle Green Vinyl with Download and 12x12” Lyric Sheet \/ Liner Note Insert.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carpark","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50471750041931,"sku":"1043753","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50471752499531,"sku":"1043754","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/b0ae8ae2-1e8d-45ad-9540-341f0cfac343_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727411434","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/perfect-shapes","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}