LABEL: Warner
CAT NO: 0190296403781
BARCODE: 0190296403781
Tracklisting:
01. You In Everything
02. In The Wake Of Your Leave
03. The Angel Of 8th Ave.
04. Returner
05. Unison
06. Tend The Garden
07. The Kingdom Is Within You
08. Spirit Boy
09. Brothers
10. Forbearance
11. The Man Himself
12. Hand Of God
13. Goal Of The Century
GANG OF YOUTHS – Angel In Realtime
2LP – Limited Edition 140g White Vinyl
(With Printed Inners.)
Gang of Youths return with Angel in Realtime. The album is about the life and legacy of Dave’s father, indigenous identity, death, grief and God. And also the Angel, Islington.
Despite and indeed because of frontman Dave Le’aupepe’s father’s absence, his influence permeates every talking point that the album offers. At times it’s solely focused upon the precise, personal experiences of loss: the dichotomy of intensity and peace that comes as someone passes through their final days; the overwhelming feeling in the wake of their death that life will never be the same, even if the rest of the world at large remains utterly unchanged.
Although the album is eclectic – influences range from American minimalism and contemporary classical, to drawing upon the legacy of Britain’s alternative/indie scenes, from drum ‘n’ bass to the most transcendent moments of Britpop – it’s equally rooted in Le’aupepe’s Samoan heritage, with the majority of tracks featuring samples from David Fanshawe’s recordings of indigenous music from the Polynesian islands and the wider South Pacific. ‘Angel In Realtime’ also features contributions from a cast of talented Pasifika and Māori vocalists and instrumentalists.
See below for tracklisting…