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ARTIST
TITLE
Something Shines
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
DC 605LP DC 605LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
9/13/2024

"Laetitia Sadier's Something Shines is a joy! It was recorded and matured more slowly than either Silencio or The Trip. It took nine months, and you know what that means, baby! Something Shines was initially recorded in Switzerland, where Laetitia's collaborator David collects amazing old keyboards and organs from people who have inherited them but find no space or usage for them -- so they let go of these useless things for a symbolic franc. Scattered through Europe are the component players of the Something Shines band; drummer Emmanuel Mario in Paris and bassist Xavi Munoz in Castellon near Valencia, so additional parts were laid down in those cities. The strings were done in St. Etienne by Jean-Christophe Chante, whom Laetitia had met on a tour with French band, and friends, Angil in the fall; she found his playing mesmerizing and felt compelled to ask him if he would like to participate on her album -- which he did, bringing a great emotional charge to the record. Laetitia recorded a lot of the content in London, including all the vocals, guitars, additional electronics and soundtrack effects as well as final mixing. The desire was for the songs of Something Shines to alternate between a riveting caress and an invigorating shake. Something Shines is an exploration through Debord's La Société du Spectacle, and how it is still up to listeners to guide and shape their fate, individually and collectively. Therefore, Something Shines examines several relevant questions. All these thoughts and many others are communicated throughout a delicately textured production, twinkling and shifting with the subtlety of nature -- and often sounding like the world outside, whooshing and chirping and clicking in time, placing these concerns in the place where we live. The production is relaxed and expert; Laetitia's choices fit the breathing quality of the songs, and wear their arrangements easily. The many tiny details within the sound-scope of Something Shines reflect the lives that hang in the balance between the issues, lives that are often too small to see yet contribute to the world as a whole. Even in the face of realities that continue to cripple so many in the name of so few, Something Shines consistently elevates itself, addressing its audience with lyrical confidence and intimacy and an arcing musicality that allows it to go to the hearts and minds of every listener."