Now this one really packs a punch! February’s Record of the Month is William Doyle’s exhilarating new Springs Eternal album.
William is someone we’ve always had time for, from his earliest noises (and subsequent Mercury Prize nomination) under the name East India Youth, through his beautiful, self-released ambient works and his recent, dizzying solo albums. There is always so much of him as a person amongst the production.
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Springs Eternal might well be the most ambitious release he’s made yet. Eleven hugely creative songs with wildly inventive production, it’s very hard to tell how he is making all of the noises, but the sheer maximalism is really thrilling stuff. There are flashes of drive and there are so many minute and intimate little gestures too, it really is one to bathe in.
The album was co-produced with Mike Lindsay (Tunng, LUMP) at his MESS studio in Margate, and features contributions from musicians Alexander Painter, Genevieve Dawson and Brian Eno. Provoking, sensory and really uplifting, it’s an album that we’ve all fallen pretty hard for.
Springs Eternal is the second release of 2024 for those of you signed up to the Drift Record of the Month Club.
Available in three, six or twelve month configurations, you can join the Drift Record of the Month Club and start adding to your amazing collection. Each month you will receive one new album on either vinyl or CD, based on your subscription type. The first delivery (whether CD or LP) will also include a complimentary Drift tote bag.
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Recent 'Record of the Month' albums at Drift have included; Bill Ryder-Jones, Harp, Hotline TNT, Black Pumas, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Georgia, Cory Hanson, Overmono, North Americans, H. Hawkline, Yo La Tengo, The Murder Capital, Goat Girl, Black Country, New Road, Jane Weaver, Dry Cleaning, Squid, White Flowers, Stephen Fretwell, Chubby and the Gang, Low, BADBADNOTGOOD, Damon Albarn, Geese, Silverbacks, Cate Le Bon, Huerco S., Daniel Rossen, Kevin Morby, Vintage Crop, Viagra Boys, The Lounge Society, Jockstrap, Trevor Beales, Aoife Nessa Frances and Sarathy Korwar.