{"product_id":"mind-music-palace-2026-reissue","title":"@ - Mind Music Palace (2026 Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlue \u0026amp; White Marble vinyl reissue of their 2021 debut.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s fitting that Philadelphia guitarist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVictoria Rose\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Baltimore producer\/musician \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStone Filipczak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e named their band \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e@\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (pronounced “At”) — a symbol that calls to mind the detachment of an email exchange or a Twitter mention. The folk-pop duo created their debut album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMind Palace Music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e almost entirely remotely from, sending each other recordings over iMessage from their respective cities throughout fall\/winter 2020. But although its creators were 100 miles away, the 11-track album gleams with a sense of closeness, tied together with @’s penchant for deeply personal and candid lyrics. Originally released in April 2021, the album is getting a reissue from Carpark on February 17, 2023.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRose and Filipczak are just as inspired by the thoughtful delicacy of ambient pioneers like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLaurie Spiegel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as they are by the timeless quality of singer-songwriters like Vashti Bunyan. You can feel the influence of those ‘70s folk greats on songs like “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere’d You Put Me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,” a drum-free incantation that culminates with a flute solo from Filipczak. Elsewhere, @ evoke the tender drone and foolproof melodies of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElliott Smith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlex G\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSparklehorse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, like on the spare acoustic ditty “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFriendship is Frequency\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” or the bittersweet “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCut From Toxic Cloth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”: “While I'm waiting for my mind and face to sync\/I smile to my heart and I think\/I like you just the way you are,” Filipczak murmurs on the latter. A subtle eeriness looms in the background throughout \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMind Palace Music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, preventing it from feeling too outdated or hackneyed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith an affinity for blending digital with analog elements, @ describe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMind Palace Music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as “hyperfolk,” though the record never feels self-indulgent — hitting the sweet spot between pleasantly familiar and refreshingly innovative. “We were pretty aware of trying to make something well-crafted that would hold up,” Filipczak says. “I was stoked that I could show some of the tracks to my grandma and she would be able to dig it. It probably doesn’t sound that different from, like, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimon and Garfunkel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to her.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e@ test their limits further on songs like the chugging closer “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy Garden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,” where Rose and Filipczak’s striking arrangements build to a triumphant coda as Rose mulls over the frustrations of a relationship’s natural ebbs and flows and the “curse” of desire: “I don’t want intensity, no\/Just a way to warmth and amity,” she sings. @ know that some of the most rewarding moments in life don’t come easily, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMind Palace Music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is no exception. 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