Name: Occasional Din
Brand: J Fernandez

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

JNR266LPC1

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Discs

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Limited Amber Vinyl.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2018-11-09

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

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UPC / Barcode

714270692918

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

JNR266CD

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714270692895

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

J Fernandez

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Joyful Noise Recordings

<i>Occasional Din</i>, the new full-length LP from Chicago artist J Fernandez, is a sunny shoebox diorama for the eternal pessimist. Over the past decade, his songs by have appeared like unexpected gifts, each time invoking a holiday we didn't realize existed. And like good holidays, these songs are imbued with a mythical energy, full of curious moods, charmed settings and the timelessness of a familiar moment. Fernandez starts skeletons of songs with an organ and a Casio drum machine. Through endless revisions and tweaks, he builds and rebuilds each into complex arrangements. With <i>Occasional Din</i>, he mines the sound of the past? drawing influences from vintage Italian pop and soundtrack composers like Bruno Nicolai, Alessandro Alessandroni, and Mina, as well as their American contemporaries like The Free Design and Margo Guryan. Lyrically, Fernandez expands on previous themes of isolation by exploring topics such as climate change, trend forecasting, and data collection. The result is a playful pop record that holds a kaleidoscopic mirror up to our need for escapism.

Occasional Din

Music GB