VIRGIN
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AN ALBUM BY ME
PRODUCED BY ME AND JIM-E STACK
WITH
FABIANA PALLADINO
ANDREW AGED
BUDDY ROSS
DAN NIGRO
& DEVONTÉ HYNES
MIXED BY SPIKE STENT AND TOM ELMHIRST. MASTERED BY CHRIS GEHRINGER.
100% WRITTEN IN BLOOD.
TRACKLIST:
HAMMER
WHAT WAS THAT
SHAPESHIFTER
MAN OF THE YEAR
FAVORITE DAUGHTER
CURRENT AFFAIRS
CLEARBLUE
GRWM
BROKEN GLASS
IF SHE COULD SEE ME NOW
DAVID
COMING JUNE 27
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"THE COLOUR OF THE ALBUM IS CLEAR. LIKE BATHWATER, WINDOWS, ICE, SPIT. FULL TRANSPARENCY. THE LANGUAGE IS PLAIN AND UNSENTIMENTAL. THE SOUNDS ARE THE SAME WHEREVER POSSIBLE. I WAS TRYING TO SEE MYSELF, ALL THE WAY THROUGH. I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A DOCUMENT THAT REFLECTED MY FEMININITY: RAW, PRIMAL, INNOCENT, ELEGANT, OPENHEARTED, SPIRITUAL, MASC.
I'M PROUD AND SCARED OF THIS ALBUM. THERE'S NOWHERE TO HIDE. I BELIEVE THAT PUTTING THE DEEPEST PARTS OF OURSELVES TO MUSIC IS WHAT SETS US FREE."
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WHAT WAS THAT
WRITTEN BY ME AND JIM-E STACK
PRODUCED BY ME, JIM-E STACK AND DAN NIGRO
GUITAR BY ANDREW AGED
ASSISTED BY KOBY BERMAN AND
JACK MANNING
MIXED BY SPIKE STENT
MASTERED BY CHRIS GEHRINGER
LATE 2023. BACK IN NEW YORK. DEEP BREAKUP. STOPPING BIRTH CONTROL. EVERY MEAL A BATTLE. FLASHBACKS AND WAVES. FEELING GRIEF'S VORTEX AND LETTING IT TAKE ME. OPENING MY MOUTH AND RECORDING WHAT FELL OUT. JIMMY SHOUTING IN THE BACKGROUND. A THOUSAND HOURS OF AUDIO EMBROIDERY. DAN TELLING US WHERE THE MOOG BASS SHOULD GO. ANDREW GIVING IT TEETH. THE NIGHT WE FINALLY GOT THE DRUMS RIGHT. THE SOUND OF MY REBIRTH.
MAN OF THE YEAR
WRITTEN BY ME & JIM-E STACK
PRODUCED BY ME & JIM-E STACK
CELLO BY DEVONTÉ HYNES
ASSISTED BY KOBY BERMAN, JACK MANNING, BAILEY KISLAK & IAN GOLD
MIXED BY TOM ELMHIRST
MASTERED BY CHRIS GEHRINGER
BIKING. SMOKING. SWIMMING. NEW STRENGTH IN MY SHOULDERS. FEELING SOMETHING AWAKENING. FIRST TAPING MY CHEST. SO SCARED TO BE HIM. THE GQ PARTY. LAYING BACK ON THE WHITE COUCH W THE MIC IN MY HAND AND LETTING IT HAPPEN. SUN. PERSIMMONS AND WALNUTS. VOCALS WITH AMS. TRYING TO MAKE IT SOUND LIKE A FONTANA, LIKE PAINTING BITTEN BY A MAN, LIKE THE NEW YORK EARTH ROOM. THE SOUND OF MY REBIRTH.
HAMMER
WRITTEN BY ME & JIM-E STACK
PRODUCED BY ME & JIM-E STACK WITH ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION BY BUDDY ROSS
ASSISTED BY KOBY BERMAN, JACK MANNING & IAN GOLD
MIXED BY SPIKE STENT
MASTERED BY CHRIS GEHRINGER
MAGIC JEWELRY. NINE MOONS. LARRY THE PIGEON MAN. FLIRTING WITH THE GUY AT MNZ. OVULATION. CRISP SPRING SUN. IMMENSE GRATITUDE TO BE ALIVE. BRAIDING WITH LANGUAGE. BUDDY'S GRANULAR SYNTH. LOGIC OPEN ON THE PLANE. BIG BREAKTHROUGH IN LONDON. FIRST SONG SENT TO MIX. ALWAYS TRACK 1. THE SOUND OF MY REBIRTH.