20/06/2022
It's been a while, but we are back with a new release... "Sun Casts A Shadow" by Emily Fairlight / The Shifting Sands.
Together Emily Fairlight and The Shifting Sands’ Mike McLeod have captured a special moment; two songwriters, two voices, two guitars; sounding like they’re “playing in your lounge.”
Emily: “I haven’t done much collaborative work, so was pleased to fall into this album almost by mistake. The songs’ raw, ‘stripped-back’ form is the sound of some of my favourite artists, so we hope you’ll enjoy the songs in their purest state.”
Mike: “We never meant it to result in an album. We went to record a song or two and got on a roll. After making heavily layered sonic pop albums with the Sands, where I’d hide behind my songs with layers of guitars and synths and bury my vocals, I wanted to get past that. This album sounds like playing in your lounge, a complete work that captures a special moment.”
"Sun Casts A Shadow" is released on 45 rpm 12” LP and CD on 8 July (NZ). The album is available to pre-order now via Fishrider Records' Bandcamp: https://fishriderrecords.bandcamp.com/ and in stores in NZ from 8 July . It is also being released in UK/ Europe (a bit later than in NZ), so if you live in the Northern Hemisphere check the Occultation Recordings Bandcamp page for pre-orders. https://occultation.bandcamp.com/