{"product_id":"newdad-madra","title":"NEWDAD - Madra","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP - Standard Black Vinyl Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sc-inZACr dLbnEq\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sc-gBcwRQ cKnGer\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sc-gsFSXq sc-dqKyxz beyRpH cFftpH\" data-testid=\"description-product\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIrish alt-rock collective \u003cstrong\u003eNewDad\u003c\/strong\u003e release their debut album,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMadra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon Fair Youth \/ Atlantic. Awash with spiralling guitars and a hypnotic bassline, singer\/guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eJulie Dawson\u003c\/strong\u003e finds inspiration in TV show Euphoria, as she ruminates on the destructive relationship of characters Rue and Jules: a storyline that she herself gravitated towards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMadra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(meaning “dog” in Irish) is an 11-song, guitar-stacked visceral outing, as singer\/guitarist Julie Dawson embarks on a journey of self-exploration, self-sabotage, and reflection. Soaked in dysfunction, Madra searches for solace in pain, tackling themes of bullying (‘\u003cem\u003eWhere I Go\u003c\/em\u003e’), self-medication\/depression (‘\u003cem\u003eMadra\u003c\/em\u003e’, ‘\u003cem\u003eLet Go\u003c\/em\u003e’), destruction (‘\u003cem\u003eChange My Mind\u003c\/em\u003e’, ‘\u003cem\u003eWhite Ribbons\u003c\/em\u003e’), co-dependency (‘\u003cem\u003eNosebleed\u003c\/em\u003e’) and resistance (‘\u003cem\u003eNightmares\u003c\/em\u003e’). The album artwork, photographed by Irish creative, \u003cstrong\u003eJoshua Gordon\u003c\/strong\u003e, shows a broken doll that serves as a metaphor for the album’s themes of fragility and vulnerability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album finds \u003cstrong\u003eNewDad\u003c\/strong\u003e reconnect with their musical roots, digging deep into the shoegaze\/rock sonics that soundtracked their formative years (the band cite \u003cstrong\u003ePixies\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Cure\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSlowdive\u003c\/strong\u003e as some of their biggest early influences), together with glimmers of indie\/pop that harks back to their earlier material: ‘\u003cem\u003eWaves EP\u003c\/em\u003e’ (2021) and ‘\u003cem\u003eBanshee EP\u003c\/em\u003e’ (2022). Written in their home city of Galway, Ireland, before the band moved to London this year, and recorded at the legendry Rockfield Studios (Black Sabbath, Queen), the album has been produced by NewDad’s long-time collaborator \u003cstrong\u003eChris Ryan\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eJust Mustard\u003c\/strong\u003e) and mixed by \u003cstrong\u003eAlan Moulder\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eThe Smashing Pumpkins\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eNine Inch Nails, Wet Leg\u003c\/strong\u003e). Bound together by Julie’s ghostly vocal - a vessel for her weighty, introspective songwriting – \u003cem\u003eMadra\u003c\/em\u003e firmly marks \u003cstrong\u003eNewDad\u003c\/strong\u003e as one of Ireland’s most promising debut guitar bands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Atlantic","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black Vinyl","offer_id":47125581824345,"sku":"SDZ-25664","price":22.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/NEWDADCVR.jpg?v=1694684578","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/newdad-madra","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}