TOMORROW WE SAIL
The Shadows
The Shadows
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Catalogue # // GZH82 Release date // MARCH 2nd 2018 Format // LP / CD / DL • VINYL // Housed in a matte finished outer sleeve with poly-lined black paper inner sleeve. A download code is inserted for access to a lossless, digital version. • CD // Housed in a 4 panel digipack sleeve. • DIGITAL // Visit our Bandcamp page to purchase digital items in Lossless/MP3 format. |
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The Shadows is the new album from Leeds-based six-piece Tomorrow We Sail. Building on their debut release For Those Who Caught the Sun in Flight (Gizeh, 2014) over the course of three years, this new work combines perfectly the soaring atmospherics, gorgeously intertwined vocal harmonies and dramatic shifts in tone and dynamics that have come to characterise Tomorrow We Sail’s sound. Yet, there is a new sense of urgency here. Very much an album of its time, The Shadows draws upon the same sense of connection to both past and present that defined its precursor but features storytelling that’s even more defiant and deeply personal.
Like its predecessor, the record features seven songs but from the chiming guitars of opening track Side By Side it is clear that the stately pace of For Those Who Caught the Sun in Flight has made way for a far more dynamic and driving energy; perhaps best captured in the righteous anger of The Ghost of John Maynard Keynes. Tomorrow We Sail still invoke a keen sense of measured grace in their songwriting - from the sweeping, elegiac title track, through to the sparse, restrained, yet haunting beauty of Winifred and To Sleep. Urgent, yet assured, The Shadows demands your attention.
Like its predecessor, the record features seven songs but from the chiming guitars of opening track Side By Side it is clear that the stately pace of For Those Who Caught the Sun in Flight has made way for a far more dynamic and driving energy; perhaps best captured in the righteous anger of The Ghost of John Maynard Keynes. Tomorrow We Sail still invoke a keen sense of measured grace in their songwriting - from the sweeping, elegiac title track, through to the sparse, restrained, yet haunting beauty of Winifred and To Sleep. Urgent, yet assured, The Shadows demands your attention.
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PRESS:
"The Shadows is a well-balanced collection: understated, delicate, melodic, it exists, as the title alludes, in the spaces between light and dark, exploring with deftness and sensitivity the infinite shades between." Aural Aggravation "There is a fragility to the sound of The Shadows, a kind of grace and softness that feels as if it might shatter were the listener to try to grasp it. A wonderful record, and feels like a small flame of hope in a world that risks forgetting the meaning of the word." The Sound Not The Word "Building on their promising beginnings Tomorrow We Sail have refined their approach and have more than surpassed themselves in producing an achingly beautiful record full of bewitching melodies. The perfect accompaniment to cold, darkened evenings, as the light descends below the horizon." Soundblab "an incredibly powerful blend of post rock and folk music that is utterly spellbinding" Echoes & Dust "The variation throughout the album and indeed within certain tracks, gives the listener depth and variety to enjoy. If you are looking for a thoroughly thought out and considered album you would do well checking out “The Shadows” Drifting, Almost Falling "just enough poignancy and melancholy to make you think, but enough vibrancy to make you smile. Long may they sail." Freq "Some albums impress immediately but wear out their welcome over time; The Shadows, on the other hand, is one that sounds better with each revisitation." Textura |
TRACKLISTING:
1 • Side By Side 2 • Home Fires 3 • The Shadows 4 • Winifred 5 • The Ghost of John Maynard Keynes 6 • To Sleep 7 • The Golden Elevator CREDITS:
• Ella Blake: vocals, guitar, piano, harmonium, harp • Angela Chan: viola, violin, vocals • Matt Clarke: guitar, keyboard, hammond organ, glockenspiel, vocals • Alistair Hay: drums, percussion • Tim Hay: vocals, guitar, piano • Tom Ilett: bass guitar, vocals • All tracks written and recorded by Tomorrow We Sail • Strings arranged and recorded by Angela Chan • Mixed by Tim Hay and Tomorrow We Sail • Mastered by Christopher Leary at Melograf Mastering • Photography & Artwork by Ella Blake |
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