"soak, hold your breath and float... heavy limbs, breath again, gravity holding me willingly, filling me..."
Listen to the core guitar shapes of "Soak" by Blue Lupin, the new project of singer-songwriter Joanna Wolfe, and as lovely as they are you might consider them to feel familiar, even be common place but set against surreal repeated "oooohs" (that feel like recordings from the past) and Joanna's glacially beautiful vocal countenance spilling poetry that feels gilded in pain and existential examinations and you might find yourself shrinking while feeling chills skate up your bare arms.
Once the dull beat and other sounds invade your head likes somber piano, otherworldly synths and bending guitar notes you are so invested that you might not know what to feel. The inclusion of a male voice twists the song, maybe giving it a veiled universality or the opposite of that.
Joanna shares, "Soak is a song born out of letting go of my grasp of the creative process. It came from a sense of letting go, taking the pressure off and diving into the playful side of creativity."
Joanna shares, "Soak is a song born out of letting go of my grasp of the creative process. It came from a sense of letting go, taking the pressure off and diving into the playful side of creativity."
Press notey stuff reveals:
[Joanna’s early demos found their way across the Atlantic to producer Owen Lewis (Old Sea Brigade, Maddie Medley, Luke Sital-Singh), who previously worked on the soundtracks of True Detective and Nashville.
"Working with Owen was an absolute dream" says Joanna. "Although parts of the process were less than ideal, sending ideas back and forth into the ether and back again, with awkwardly timed Zoom calls and mixes getting lost inside email threads, learning from Owen's process was invaluable. I was so inspired by the amount of attention and detail he put into the songs, working with me to bring out the smallest details to imbue the meaning of the song into the sonic universe. I couldn't be happier with the end result and feel the process really served the songs and the wider Blue Lupin project perfectly."
The resultant debut Blue Lupin EP is an enticing mix of subtle guitars and piano, all deftly garnished with cinematic soundscapes, ultra-pop sensibilities and blissed-out paranoia, creating an utterly modern mix of lilting anxiety and creative self-confidence. Four tracks of subliminally heartfelt melodic recourse that sets out the Blue Lupin stall.]
"Working with Owen was an absolute dream" says Joanna. "Although parts of the process were less than ideal, sending ideas back and forth into the ether and back again, with awkwardly timed Zoom calls and mixes getting lost inside email threads, learning from Owen's process was invaluable. I was so inspired by the amount of attention and detail he put into the songs, working with me to bring out the smallest details to imbue the meaning of the song into the sonic universe. I couldn't be happier with the end result and feel the process really served the songs and the wider Blue Lupin project perfectly."
The resultant debut Blue Lupin EP is an enticing mix of subtle guitars and piano, all deftly garnished with cinematic soundscapes, ultra-pop sensibilities and blissed-out paranoia, creating an utterly modern mix of lilting anxiety and creative self-confidence. Four tracks of subliminally heartfelt melodic recourse that sets out the Blue Lupin stall.]
As I listen to "Soak" on repeat against a stiff chill air hitting me through the window of my office I am feeling that this song is like the swinging charm of a hypnotist. That is will get any one who listens intently and guide them to a place where things about themselves will be revealed. That is something special.
-Robb Donker Curtius
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
https://www.instagram.com/bluelupinmusic/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbtX9khu9V64Dor0sGsHA-g
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
https://www.instagram.com/bluelupinmusic/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbtX9khu9V64Dor0sGsHA-g
https://twitter.com/bluelupinmusic
https://soundcloud.com/bluelupinmusic
https://www.tiktok.com/@bluelupinmusic
Blue Lupin is a collaborative creative project led by singer-songwriter Joanna Wolfe. Debut single 'Soak' is released on Friday 2nd September 2022 via 3tone ahead of further singles in November, January and March.
Equally at home crafting honest, thoughtful shoegazy grunge or atmospheric, reverb-drenched, ethereal dreampop, Blue Lupin is enigmatic, but only in challenging the norms of identity within music.
** At this particular time we find ourselves in a financial pinch due to many factors. We want to keep AP going. It has been a passion project for over 13 years. PLEASE consider donating, we could really use the support. Thanks so much
We get by with a little help from our friends
Blue Lupin, singer songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, Joanna Wolfe, "Soak", indie rock, dream pop, avant pop, art pop, shoegaze, alt rock, existential atmospheres, hypnotic, lovely sounds,
https://soundcloud.com/bluelupinmusic
https://www.tiktok.com/@bluelupinmusic
Blue Lupin is a collaborative creative project led by singer-songwriter Joanna Wolfe. Debut single 'Soak' is released on Friday 2nd September 2022 via 3tone ahead of further singles in November, January and March.
Equally at home crafting honest, thoughtful shoegazy grunge or atmospheric, reverb-drenched, ethereal dreampop, Blue Lupin is enigmatic, but only in challenging the norms of identity within music.
** At this particular time we find ourselves in a financial pinch due to many factors. We want to keep AP going. It has been a passion project for over 13 years. PLEASE consider donating, we could really use the support. Thanks so much
We get by with a little help from our friends
Blue Lupin, singer songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, Joanna Wolfe, "Soak", indie rock, dream pop, avant pop, art pop, shoegaze, alt rock, existential atmospheres, hypnotic, lovely sounds,
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