Sub Pop Records
Shannon Lay - Geist (Sun Yellow Vinyl)
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Geist’
feels
like
a
window
-
or
a
mirror
-
into
possibilities
of
the
self
and
beyond.
Shannon
Lay’s
new
album
is
tender
intensity,
placeless
and
ethereal.
It
exists
in
the
chasms
of
the
present
--
a
world
populated
by
shadow
selves,
spiritual
awakenings,
déjà
vu
and
past
lives.
“Something
sleeps
inside
us,”
Lay
insists
on
the
opening
track,
and
that’s
the
guiding
philosophy
throughout.
A
winding,
golden,
delicate
thread
of
intuition
that
explores
the
unknown,
the
possibility.
Its
title,
‘Geist’,
the
German
word
for
spirit,
is
rife
with
an
otherworldly
presence,
the
suggestion
of
another.
The
promise
that
you
are
never
alone.
Lay
tracked
vocals
and
guitar
at
Jarvis
Tavinere
of
Woods’
studio,
then
sent
the
songs
out
to
multi-instrumentalists
Ben
Boye
(Bonnie
“Prince”
Billy,
Ty
Segall)
in
Los
Angeles
and
Devin
Hoff
(Sharon
Van
Etten,
Cibo
Matto)
in
New
York;
trusting
their
musical
instincts
and
intuition.
She
then
sent
those
recordings
to
Sofia
Arreguin
(Wand)
and
Aaron
Otheim
(Heatwarmer,
Mega
Bog)
for
additional
keys,
while
Ty
Segall
contributed
a
guitar
solo
on
‘Shores’.
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