{"product_id":"buck-meek-the-mirror","title":"BUCK MEEK - The Mirror","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuck Meek\u003c\/strong\u003e announces his new album, \u003cem\u003eThe Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e, out 27 February, and shares its lead single, ‘\u003cem\u003eGasoline\u003c\/em\u003e’. As \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e praises, Meek “specialises in a philosophical strain of songwriting,” which is evident across \u003cem\u003eThe Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e. There’s a tender power, countered by immutable vulnerability. With an uncanny curiosity, he reveals the uniqueness in the mundane. \u003cem\u003eThe Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e searches for new meaning and the familiar is reframed through Meek’s singular voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eThe Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e, love, as an idea, is always close – but in its reflection comes an afterimage of the way things could be and how they’ve been before. Meek holds the absurdity of devotion, the choice to love – with equal parts ache and grin, as on today’s (Jan 7th) single, ‘\u003cem\u003eGasoline\u003c\/em\u003e’. He sings, “Making words up while we made love \/ one month and she’s in my blood.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmerging from a decade of work together in \u003cstrong\u003eBig Thief\u003c\/strong\u003e, the partnership of Meek and producer \u003cstrong\u003eJames Krivchenia\u003c\/strong\u003e on \u003cem\u003eThe Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e arrived from the idea to combine the band’s live, kinetic energy with an oblique electronic world. From production projects including Big Thief’s \u003cem\u003eDragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You\u003c\/em\u003e and his recent solo record, \u003cem\u003ePerforming Belief\u003c\/em\u003e, Krivchenia’s work is enlivened through electronic elements, always seeking to deepen sound. The concept for \u003cem\u003eThe Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e welcomed a collective atmosphere in which simultaneous experiment could occur – the musicians responded to each other in real time, while their instruments triggered modular synthesizers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor \u003cem\u003eThe Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMeek\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eKrivchenia\u003c\/strong\u003e welcomed in friends, family, and longtime collaborators including \u003cstrong\u003eAdrianne Lenker\u003c\/strong\u003e, who contributed vocals, \u003cstrong\u003eAdam Brisbin\u003c\/strong\u003e on guitar, and \u003cstrong\u003eKen Woodward\u003c\/strong\u003e on bass. New creative partners and longtime friends like composer and ambient musician \u003cstrong\u003eAlex Somers\u003c\/strong\u003e joined in on synthesizer, toy microphone, an old piano, and \u003cstrong\u003eMary Lattimore\u003c\/strong\u003e brought in the sounds of her prismatic harp. A rotating cast of four drummers: \u003cstrong\u003eJesse Quebbeman-Turley\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eKyle Crane\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eKrivchenia\u003c\/strong\u003e provide a wide dynamic arc of grooves. \u003cstrong\u003eGermaine Dunes\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eStaci Foster\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJolie Holland\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eLenker\u003c\/strong\u003e sing as a choir on many songs. Meek’s brother, \u003cstrong\u003eDylan Meek\u003c\/strong\u003e contributed piano, keys, and vocals. \u003cstrong\u003eAdrian Olsen\u003c\/strong\u003e created a wide range of sounds and melodies with modular synths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his songwriting acting as a compass to the recording process, Meek invited interaction, instead of limiting the tracks to something controllable. The album was recorded in Meek and Dunes' Los Angeles log cabin studio, \u003cstrong\u003eRingo Bingo\u003c\/strong\u003e. Meek recorded vocals outdoors on the front porch, looking through the living room window where the band played inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an artist, Meek continues to reveal his singular aptitude as translator of human feeling and its endless portals. Through \u003cem\u003eThe Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e, he aptly embraces the unknown with an abiding desire to find the right questions to ask, rather than their answers. “I don’t know the meaning of your dreams,” Meek writes on ‘\u003cem\u003eDéjà vu’\u003c\/em\u003e, “Though tell me everything.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReturning with his band for the first time since Summer 2023, having toured extensively across North America, East Asia and Australia, Meek brings his compelling live show to UK and European venues next Spring, including London’s EartH Theatre on 20 March.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"4AD","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":57015943201113,"sku":"SDZ-05322","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Buck_Meek_-_The_Mirror_-_CD_-_2026.jpg?v=1767791465","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/buck-meek-the-mirror","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}