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The Gift
| Label | Bubblewrap Records – BWR054 |
| Format | Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Purple Marble Vinyl |
| Barcode | 0741813414560 |
| Country | UK |
| Released | 09 Apr 2021 |
| Genre | Rock, Folk, World, & Country |
| Style | Folk, Alternative Rock |
For Fans Of: The Burning Hell, Belle & Sebastian, Iron & Wine.
| A1 | Pilot - The Fire | 4:25 |
| A2 | Will I Remember To Remember? | 3:18 |
| A3 | My New Foster Parents | 1:38 |
| A4 | No Friends, Just Visions | 3:17 |
| A5 | Her Love Interest | 2:08 |
| A6 | His Love Interest | 3:10 |
| A7 | The Future Is Bright, The Future Is Orange | 2:27 |
| B1 | I, Robot? | 3:08 |
| B2 | The Ballad Of Loss And Self-Doubt | 2:51 |
| B3 | Domestic Accomplices | 3:01 |
| B4 | Mastering My Powers | 2:31 |
| B5 | Infinite Versions Of Myself, Same Old House Fire | 1:37 |
| B6 | Lets Run Into The Flames Together | 3:09 |
| B7 | Epic Plot Twist - Extinguished | 4:17 |
Recorded pre-pandemic, January 2020, in The Burning Hell’s (Canada) pop-up Snowbird Studios, aka an art deco villa in Riofreddo, near Rome (Italy), this release marks another chapter in the ongoing international collaboration between the bands. For this album, Quiet Marauder’s (Wales) contributions of acoustic guitar, bass, trumpet and layered lead and backing vocals are granted further textural depth from their Canadian counterparts. These include minimalist harmonic splashes of flute, piano, organ (Jake Nicoll), electric guitar, bouzouki (Darren Browne) and bass clarinet (Ariel Sharratt).
Returning to the conceptual songwriting approach of previous releases MEN and The Crack And What It Meant, The Gift charts the narrative of a troubled teenage girl (Willow) haunted by visions of a mysterious house fire. Willow’s path is traced through well-meaning foster parents, teenage love interests, time-bending superpowers, distrust of domestic appliances and, ultimately, her own memories; covering themes of self-identity and the fallibility of human recall. Though the album marks a more overtly serious tone for the band, the sensitive subject matter is delicately handled through their trademark low-key, observational and, sometimes, darkly humorous lyrics.
Returning to the conceptual songwriting approach of previous releases MEN and The Crack And What It Meant, The Gift charts the narrative of a troubled teenage girl (Willow) haunted by visions of a mysterious house fire. Willow’s path is traced through well-meaning foster parents, teenage love interests, time-bending superpowers, distrust of domestic appliances and, ultimately, her own memories; covering themes of self-identity and the fallibility of human recall. Though the album marks a more overtly serious tone for the band, the sensitive subject matter is delicately handled through their trademark low-key, observational and, sometimes, darkly humorous lyrics.
Barcode – 0741813414560