Shine from Sean Nicholas Savage is a record about recapturing the will to live after a period of sadness and stagnancy, and the return to positivity and hope wrapped up in music that adds a sense of rhythmic guitar-based folk intimacy to Savage’s hallmark ebullient avant-pop.
Savage says he was leaning into his “Tatsuro Yamashita and Elliott Smith fandom” for Shine, a mix that immediately comes through vividly on opener “Feel Like A Child,” which was the first song he wrote for the record. The pandemic had taken both an emotional and artistic toll on Savage, sapping his ability to be creative. It was after a long stay spent alone on the island Crete, sitting and staring at the sea that he felt a spark coming back to him. He sang “a long joyful memo” into his phone as he fell asleep one night, transcribing the words upon return to his home in Berlin and putting them to music.
Tracklist
1. Feel Like A Child
2. Streets Of Rage
3. Shine
4. Ain't What It Used To Be
5. Comet
6. Your Secret World
7. Poetry's My Only Chance
8. Between The Eyes
9. Harmony
RIYL: Arthur Russell, Mac DeMarco, TOPS, Weyes Blood
Please note that Shine is currently not in store but is an imported title from an overseas supplier.
Most of the time it takes around 2-3 weeks for the item to arrive here and be sent out but it can take longer if there are any delays.