Cate Le Bon - Cyrk & Cyrk II [10th Anniversary Edition]

We worked with Cate previously on her stunning Mercury-nominated 'Reward' album as Dinked Edition 14 and it is such a joy to revisit Cyrk and it's Cyrk II companion for the Dinked Archive with a really lush double edition fan package.

There are small musical touches throughout CYRK which make it distinctive from the work of any other singer-songwriter, colouring the record with splashes of ingenious eccentricity and psych-pop flourishes. Cyrk II is gentler and dreamier, a pleasant blend that gives way to soothing harmonies with less of the eccentricities that Le Bon has become known for. 2022 marks 10 years of the release of both Cyrk and Cyrk II.

Cate Le Bon’s second album, Cyrk, was released to widespread acclaim in 2012 and saw the Welsh singer/songwriter play live across the world, including being invited by St Vincent to tour the United States. There are small musical touches throughout CYRK which make it distinctive from the work of any other singer-songwriter, colouring the record with splashes of ingenious eccentricity and psych-pop flourishes.

Cryk II is a collection of the 5 tracks that didn’t make it onto the Cyrk, the rationale being that they’re distinctively different from those on the parent LP. Cyrk II is gentler and dreamier, a pleasant blend that gives way to soothing harmonies with less of the eccentricities that Le Bon has become known for.