{"product_id":"georgia-ruth-uncanny-valley","title":"Georgia Ruth - Uncanny Valley","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorgia Ruth\u003c\/strong\u003e has long been a distinctive voice in Welsh music. Writing and performing in both Welsh and English, she has built a reputation for crafting emotionally rich, atmospheric work that draws on landscape, memory, and identity. Her previous albums have earned critical acclaim and multiple award nominations, establishing her as one of Wales’ most compelling contemporary artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer debut album –\u003cem\u003eWeek of Pines\u003c\/em\u003e–won the Welsh Music Prize in 2013, and was nominated for two BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Since then, she has collaborated with artists such as the \u003cstrong\u003eManic Street Preachers\u003c\/strong\u003e (on their \u003cem\u003eFuturology\u003c\/em\u003e album – which reached #2 in the Official UK Charts) and has appeared on Radio 4’s Loose Ends, as well on festival stages at Green Man, Other Voices and Glastonbury. Her music has been championed by Cerys Matthews, HuwStephens, Steve Lamacq, Bob Harris. Elizabeth Alker and Mark Radcliffe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn her fifth album, she invites you to join her in \u003cem\u003eUncanny Valley\u003c\/em\u003e, where the familiar begins to feel strange, and home comforts are shadowed by unease.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe record is rooted in her own house, following a move from Aberystwyth to a quiet suburban area on the rural outskirts. Reflecting on this newfound suburbia, Georgia explores the tension between domestic comfort and a wider sense of political and emotional instability. As a mother of three, she captures this duality with clarity, tracing the fragile balance between safety and fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlt-country ballads sit alongside the chamber pop of the title track, showing a new dimension to the songwriter’s work. Inspired by the films and television shows of the early 00s (\u003cem\u003eAmerican Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMulholland Drive\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAlly McBeal\u003c\/em\u003e) the album is both cinematic and nostalgic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe house itself becomes central to the songs. Retaining the original décor of its previous owners, it exists as a kind of time warp, both comforting and disquieting. This setting shapes the album’s lyrics (strange details lurking in the cushions, the carpets, in the roses growing outside the door) and in its visual world; Abby Poulson’s photographs, taken in the house, create a subtle, Lynchian atmosphere where the ordinary feels quietly surreal. The mysterious red kite – native to mid Wales – is a spectral presence throughout the record, hanging above the housing estate like an omen. As the album closes, though, the final words - ‘I can see the stars here’ - linger, leaving a quiet sense of peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReturning to Sain studios in North Wales, Georgia reunited with the band who appear on 2024’s \u003cem\u003eCool Head\u003c\/em\u003e – \u003cstrong\u003eGruff Ab Arwel\u003c\/strong\u003e (who arranged the strings for that album) takes up synth and keyboard duties, whilst \u003cstrong\u003eGavin Fitzjohn\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003ePaolo Nutini\u003c\/strong\u003e, Manic Street Preachers) added horn arrangements in Cardiff. Georgia’s children – Owen, Idris and Alma – also feature on the album, singing on ‘\u003cem\u003eThema Alma\u003c\/em\u003e’ – an improvised lullaby at the heart of the record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by Georgia with long-time collaborator Iwan Morgan, the album was mixed by TJ Allen (\u003cstrong\u003eBat for Lashes\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePortishead\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAnna Calvi\u003c\/strong\u003e) who brings a distinctive shimmer to the songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorgia will be playing at the Royal Albert Hall’s Elgar Room on 12th November, the day before her album release.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bubblewrap","offers":[{"title":"Orange Vinyl LP","offer_id":59454525374809,"sku":"SDZ-52586","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD w\/ Two Bonus Tracks","offer_id":59454525440345,"sku":"SDZ-52587","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/GeorgiaRuth-UncannyValley-Vinyl-SQUARE.jpg?v=1789571319","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/georgia-ruth-uncanny-valley","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}