Jennifer Vanilla - Castle In The Sky (Sky Blue Vinyl)

Sinderlyn

£24.46

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: LYN062
Barcode: 0858458007924
Release Date: 01 Dec 2023
Genre: Indie Pop

Standard weight, sky blue vinyl

In the early 21st century on the bustling streets of New York City, Jennifer Vanillais a container, a portal, a joy delivery system, a self help regimen, a social mirror, a Times Square celebrity, a shark-toothed advertiser, a kicky talk show host and an ebullient mascot. Collaboratively crafted with co-writer/co-producer Brian Abelson, Jennifer Vanilla’s debut full length Castle in the Skyis a deft and mercurial “jennifreaky” journey, traversing 90s dance music, no wave, post-punk, art pop, new age and experimental R&B. “Consider this an invitation, I’ll be your guide,” Vanilla beckons on the album’s “Take Me For A Ride,” which, like much of the album, is driven by their nimble and virtuosic vocal delivery. Variously steely, theatrical, sensuous and authoritative, Vanilla’s vocals harken the sparkling precision of Ann Steel, the growling tenacity of Laurie Anderson and the wispy tenderness of Shelley Duvall in Faerie Tale Theatre. Jennifer Vanilla performances often are exercises in the transformation of reality through fantasy, testing the limits thereof, while the songs of Castle in the Sky are an artifact of that laboratory. Many of these songs took on numerous incarnations over the course of years before arriving at their album form, mutated in direct response to audience reaction. A year after the initial release of Castle in the Sky via Sinderlyn Records, a vinyl edition of the record arrives on December 1, 2023, featuring bonus remixes and reworks from Jerry Paper and muscle cars.

TRACKLISTING
01. Jennifer Calling
02. Take Me For A Ride
03. Jennifer Pastoral
04. Body Music
05. Humility’s Disease
06. Jenny’s Ladder
07. Cool Loneliness
08. Castle In The Sky
09. Take Me For A Ride - Jerr y Paper Remix
10. Body Music - Musclecars Remix