Name: The Witness
Brand: Suuns

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

JNR360LPC1

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Colour

blue

Colour details

Bright Blue.

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Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

1500

Release date

2021-09-24

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cargo

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

0753936907614

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

JNR360LP

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black

Extended format: No

0753936907607

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

JNR360CD

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Download code: No

0753936907591

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

Artist

Suuns

Genre GB

Psychedelic

Label GB

Joyful Noise Recordings

As a band who has been around for thirteen years and toured all corners of the world, there comes a point when the veil of mystique must be fully lifted. Up until now, experimental rockers Suuns have revelled in mystery like a silhouette disappearing into the mist, releasing albums that rest comfortably in ambiguity, detachment and innuendo. But lately, the band appears to be more comfortable coming clean with their own inner workings. That newfound sense of ease is undeniable on Suuns’ fifth full-length album <i>The Witness</i> – their first for Joyful Noise Recordings.

Self-recorded and self-produced over the majority of 2020 – a year of strife, solitude and reflection – <i>The Witness</i> finds the band holding a magnifying glass over their own default state of playing and performing. It’s a swift departure from previous album Felt, which harvested haphazard ideas in their embryonic, demoed versions, as if letting loose a glorious fireworks display into the heavens. The Witness, meanwhile, pours Suuns’ music into a more intricate mold, compelling the band to embrace the vibrancy of their live performances and urging vocalist Ben Shemie to approach his lyricism with unabashed directness.

Perhaps unintentionally, Suuns have always been a strangely intimate band, and with The Witness, they themselves became aware of the extent of this. Though the world is becoming a more distorted, confusing place, The Witness extends a sonic lifeline to latch onto, one bolstered by years of friendship, chemistry and trust.

Recommended If You Like: Radiohead / Thom Yorke, Colder, Spacemen 3, Anika / Exploded View, Clinic, The KVB, Soft Machine, Jazz (like, in general).