{"product_id":"underdressed-at-the-symphony","title":"Underdressed at the Symphony","description":"\u003cp\u003eA much anticipated new album following the intriguing I Know I'm Funny Haha. \u003cb\u003eFaye Webster\u003c\/b\u003e's sound remains as hard to pin down as ever, with its varied instrumentation, mostly jangly, sometimes lilting guitar, a particularly interesting salsa twist on Wanna Quit All The Time. The album is overarchingly personal, loosely reflecting on the strange feelings relationships bring and breaking up. With just one collaboration (Lego Ring, featuring Webster's childhood friend Lil Yachty), the album is also overwhelmingly internal. Webster is somehow at her best being despondent, but this also feels cathartic. Everything feels pointless but somehow this is the point. - \u003ci\u003eGeorgia, Rough Trade Office\u003c\/i\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blog.roughtrade.com\/gb\/uk-albums-of-the-year-so-far-2024\/\"\u003eAlbums of the Year So Far 2024\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFaye Webster’s songs are direct lines to the human\nsubconscious, and \u003ci\u003eUnderdressed at the Symphony\u003c\/i\u003e documents\nwhat happens once you begin to build a new self from the\nashes of your old routines. This rebirth isn’t flashy or definitive,\nbut is instead a series of seemingly mundane moments that,\nscattered across weeks and months, sneak their way toward\nsomething like healing. Yes, there’s a breakup in play, but\nWebster is not documenting the heartbreak of a breakup so\nmuch as she’s navigating the contours of heartbreak itself.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecorded at Sonic Ranch Studios in Texas with her longtime\nband, Webster is accompanied on \u003ci\u003eUnderdressed at the\nSymphony\u003c\/i\u003e by Matt Stoessel’s arcs of shimmering pedal steel,\nthe plaintive, unhurried drums of Charles Garner, and,\noccasionally, additional guitarwork from Wilco’s Nels Cline,\namong many other crucial players. The title of the album refers\nto Webster’s post-breakup compulsion to visit the symphony\non a whim, usually buying a ticket at the last possible second.\n“Going to the symphony was almost like therapy for me. I was\nquite literally underdressed at the symphony because I would\njust decide at that moment that that's what I wanted to do,”\nshe says. “That's what I felt like I needed to hear. I got to leave\nwhat I felt like was kind of a shitty time in my life and be in\nthis different world for a minute.”\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat strain of lightheartedness with a melancholic backbone\npermeates the album, and is the major driving force behind\n“Lego Ring,” which features Atlanta multi-hyphenate Lil Yachty,\nthe only guest voice on the entire album. Yachty’s ghostly\nwarble floats just under Webster’s voice, jabbing through\nempty space, trembling over a low rumble of bass. The song is\nalso a sort of release—a buoyant moment that cuts through the\nsadness. “I think I hit a point in songwriting during this record\nwhere I was just like, man, I said a lot.” Webster says. “I'm just\ngoing to sit down and sing about this ring that I really want.”\nLike the rest of the album, Webster isn’t providing answers, nor\nis she on some epic journey of healing and self-care. Instead,\nshe’s choosing to just live, to document heartbreak and\nridiculous moments right next to each other, until they start to\nblur together, becoming real enough for us all to feel.\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secretly Canadian","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":50382811136331,"sku":"2204134","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blue LP.","offer_id":50382811529547,"sku":"2173584","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Clear LP","offer_id":50382811988299,"sku":"2178441","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Blue","offer_id":50382811332939,"sku":"2173583","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tape","offer_id":50382810186059,"sku":"2173580","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50382810939723,"sku":"2173581","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blue \u0026 White Bullseye LP","offer_id":51294051074379,"sku":"2501434","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/35bb199c-9529-11ee-9bf9-52f95b427964_6e34a9e6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726259839","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/underdressed-at-the-symphony","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}