{"product_id":"dougie-poole-the-rainbow-wheel-of-death-vivid-purple-lp","title":"Dougie Poole - The Rainbow Wheel of Death [Vivid Purple LP]","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: Coloured Vinyl LP\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.: WCR134LP-C1\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 0843563155516\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 24 Feb 2023\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFolk\/Americana\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e A country songwriter from Brooklyn’s indie underground, Dougie Poole blurs the lines between genre and generation on his third solo album, ‘The Rainbow Wheel of Death’. Rooted in sharp songwriting and the organic sounds of a live-in-the-studio band, it’s a classic-sounding record for the modern world.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e ‘The Rainbow Wheel of Death’’s title nods to the colourful pinwheel that appears onscreen whenever a computer’s application stalls. For Poole - who found himself working as a freelance computer programmer once the pandemic brought his touring schedule to a temporary halt in 2020 - it’s also a reference to the holding pattern that’s left much of society feeling stuck, unable to move ahead in an uncertain world. That feeling was pervasive when he began writing these nine songs, finishing the first handful of tracks in his New York City bedroom and wrapping up the songwriting process in the recording studio itself.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Once hailed as the ‘patron saint of millennial malaise’ for his sardonic wit and topical, tongue-in-cheek songwriting, Poole broadens his reach here. ‘High School Gym’ builds a bridge between 2020s lo-fi textures and 1980s pop vibes, while ‘Must Be In Here Somewhere’ - whose narrator sits at a lap top, searching through “every server burning in North Carolina” for a digital souvenir of a long-lost relationship - mixes modern concerns with classic country instrumentation.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e If records like 2017’s ‘Wideass Highway’ and 2020’s breakthrough release, ‘The Freelancer’s Blues’, told stories about uninspired Millennials languishing in dead end jobs and no good relationships, then ‘The Rainbow Wheel of Death’ focuses on more universal issues like mortality, love, and the passing of the time.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e With ‘The Rainbow Wheel of Death’, Dougie Poole breathes new life into country music, retaining the acclaimed elements of his previous work - drum machines, synthesizers, and his deep-set voice - while pushing toward something warm, organic and prismatic.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Available on Vivid Purple coloured vinyl and standard black vinyl.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Also available to independent retailers on signed Opaque Forest coloured vinyl.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e “Poole always had this poignancy lurking beneath his best songs, but he might be at his best when he’s bringing it to the surface.” - Fader\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e “‘Wild Motion’ gives Brooklyn cowboy Dougie Poole a vast desert landscape to fill with sad-eyed Elvis croon” - Pitchfork\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e “Breezy yet sophisticated, weird but surprisingly familiar” - Billboard\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e “Heavy and hilarious in equal measure” - Vice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTracklisting\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Rainbow Wheel of Death\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHigh School Gym\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNothing on This Earth Can Make Me Smile\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWorried Man Blues 2\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNickels and Dimes\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI Lived My Whole Life Last Night\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeth David Cemetery\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMust Be In Here Somewhere\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI Hope My Baby Comes Home Soon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wharf Cat Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42306908979356,"sku":"WCR134LP-C1","price":21.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/2_9e6e6df6-34d4-44c1-8d65-27fa3237840b.webp?v=1674839928","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/dougie-poole-the-rainbow-wheel-of-death-vivid-purple-lp","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}