{"product_id":"ella-thompson-triumph-and-sadness","title":"Ella Thompson - Triumph \u0026 Sadness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElla Thompson - Triumph \u0026amp; Sadness\u003c\/strong\u003e is a soulful, deeply personal album built around the idea that joy and pain are inseparable parts of a fully lived life. Released in the UK by Mr Bongo, the record draws on the warmth and directness of classic sweet soul while remaining rooted in Thompson's contemporary Melbourne creative community. Across ten songs, she turns private experience into open-ended reflections on connection, vulnerability, longing and change, approaching emotional complexity with a voice that is both poised and expressive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album was recorded over four days at an all-analogue studio in rural Victoria, with additional horn, vocal and overdub sessions completed at Sound Park in Northcote. The performances were cut direct to tape, giving the sessions an immediacy inspired by the soul recordings of the 1960s and 1970s. Thompson wrote the material alongside Liam McGorry of Temporary Blessings, while musicians associated with Surprise Chef and Karate Boogaloo contribute to the record. Mixing comes from Wayne Gordon, whose credits include work connected with Daptone and The Womack Sisters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThompson's wider influences range from Australian soul singer Renee Geyer to Nina Simone and Curtis Mayfield, alongside writers and thinkers including Patti Smith, Alice Walker and Simone Weil. Those references feed into songs that consider the difficulty and necessity of caring. “Promise To Keep” centres on bravery, love and renewed romanticism, while “Change Of Heart” reflects on impermanence and the way opposite emotions can coexist. “My Weakness” draws on the myth of Narcissus, and “Dandelion” uses the contrast between a bitter taste and a beautiful flower as a way into questions about emotional openness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTriumph \u0026amp; Sadness\u003c\/em\u003e is available here on vinyl in both standard black and indie-only transparent yellow editions. The two pressings present the same ten-song album, a record shaped by live ensemble playing, analogue recording and Thompson's commitment to treating feeling itself as something worth defending.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mr Bongo","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl","offer_id":58747410612598,"sku":"MRBLP354","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Transparent Yellow Vinyl","offer_id":58747410645366,"sku":"MRBLP354M","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/6450\/6005\/files\/MRBLP354_d2d0966b-eb38-44e6-b11b-9626bc4bbead.jpg?v=1789587993","url":"https:\/\/www.stickyblacktarmac.com\/products\/ella-thompson-triumph-and-sadness","provider":"Sticky Black Tarmac","version":"1.0","type":"link"}