{"product_id":"manuela-ultraviolet","title":"Manuela - Ultraviolet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe long-awaited second album by London\/Munich-based artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eManuela Gernedel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUltraviolet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a rich and cinematic collection of slanted art-pop songs threaded with surreal storytelling, shimmering synths, warped chanson influences and playful, emotionally charged lyricism. Produced collaboratively by Manuela, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNick McCarthy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFranz Ferdinand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePolina Lapkovskaya\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (aka \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePollyester\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), the album arrives eight years after Manuela’s acclaimed self-titled debut LP on \u003c\/span\u003eLost Map\u003cspan\u003e — a cult favourite that earned praise from \u003c\/span\u003ePitchfork, Stereogum, The Line of Best Fit, Drowned In Sound, The Skinny and BBC 6 Music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten and recorded in Bavaria during a period of personal and artistic reinvention, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUltraviolet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e grew slowly from synth sketches and cinematic arrangements into a vivid, dreamlike album shaped by “the echoey sounds of empty churches”, folklore, morality, surrealism and the strange emotional pull of twilight worlds just beyond ordinary perception. Recorded at \u003c\/span\u003eMastermix Studios\u003cspan\u003e in Munich, the album features contributions from an international cast of collaborators including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLaetitia Sadier\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStereolab\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilliam Rees\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMystery Jets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eErol Dizdar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuke Cyrus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaulina Nolte\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross its nine tracks, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUltraviolet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e moves fluidly between sparkling art-pop, elliptical synth-funk, swooning balladry and richly orchestrated psych-pop. Singles including the Leonora Carrington-inspired \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Hyena’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the bittersweet duet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Coniine’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (featuring Laetitia Sadier), and the slinky, nocturnal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Lullux’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e have already introduced listeners to the album’s intoxicating atmosphere — one equally informed by 1960s chanson, cult cinema, glam decadence and off-kilter DIY pop. In Spring 2025, Manuela supported \u003c\/span\u003eStereolab\u003cspan\u003e across Europe, further reintroducing the project to audiences ahead of the album’s release.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUltraviolet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e also marks a continuation of the long-running creative partnership between Austrian-born Manuela and British-born Nick McCarthy, whose musical relationship stretches back to their teenage years in Bavaria before later collaborations in Glasgow-based cult favourites \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBox Codax\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LOST MAP RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":58211278553433,"sku":"SDZ-46866","price":27.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/0042724151_10.jpg?v=1780573418","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/manuela-ultraviolet","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}