Name: The Runner (Original Soundtrack)
Brand: Boy Harsher

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-NUDE-018LE

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Colour

purple

Colour details

Clear Violet Vinyl

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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

Indie Exclusive

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-02-11

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

4250506842215

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

IMT0684220.1

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clear

Download code: No

U.K. Import, Crystal Clear Vinyl

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1500

2022-05-10

4250506842208

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

LP-NUDE-018

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black

Extended format: No

4250506842192

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

CD-NUDE-18

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4250506840877

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

Artist

Boy Harsher

Genre US

Soundtracks

Label US

Nude Club

Augustus Muller and Jae Matthews’ fifth release entitled The Runner (Original Soundtrack) is not a traditional album. Rather, it is the soundtrack to a short film, also entitled The Runner. The film, written, produced, and directed by the duo, is a searching horror film, attached to a meta-style “documentary” about Boy Harsher’s recording process. The album includes several distinct components: cinematic arrangements, vocal features, and of course classic Boy Harsher dark pop.

Last year, in the midst of the obvious chaos (the global pandemic), but additionally with Jae’s MS diagnosis, Augustus started working on moody, cinematic sketches. It was uncertain what these pieces would become, other than catharsis. In Jae’s period of convalescence, she kept thinking about this sinister character: a woman running through the woods. Together, they developed this idea further into a film. They were unable to tour, a drastic (and isolating) shift in their career, and making ‘club music’ did not feel right. But there was so much they needed to get out. The next Boy Harsher release would be a reconciliation of this time. The album processes feelings of universal anxiety and the confrontation of at home illness. A necessary expulsion during a time of unrest.

The Runner (Original Soundtrack) is exactly what’s in the name: a soundtrack. At first the shape of the release was nebulous - yet once realized the album is dynamic. It serves as the story of the running figure and her musical accompaniment. Those expecting a traditional release will be surprised, but not disappointed.