{"product_id":"our-girl-the-good-kind","title":"OUR GIRL - The Good Kind","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe expression of hard-fought optimism encapsulates \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Good Kind\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ean album exploring themes of sexuality, relationships, community, and illness. \u003cstrong\u003eOur Girl’s\u003c\/strong\u003e trademark dynamics permeate the record, from heavy guitars and soaring lead lines to ear worm choruses and intimate vocal moments. Filled with warmth and honesty, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Good Kind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a celebration of determination – of choosing to recommit to what matters, against all opposition. “A lot of the songs are about taking setbacks and turning them into superpowers” says drummer Lauren Wilson. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I only realised then, when I thought it out loud,” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebegins singer\/guitarist Soph Nathan on ‘Relief’, the first single released from the album,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd I feel better now\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”. This song is aptly named, invoking a long-awaited exhale – the feeling of finally emerging from a long and lonely period of uncertainty and self-doubt. Beginning with a single airy strum, Nathan’s reverb-drenched guitar attaches itself to Joshua Tyler’s grounding bass chords, as Wilson’s quietly insistent drum beat throws its weight behind Nathan’s words of reassurance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “You’ve gotta see it to believe it\/ Well, I see it in you already.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis song speaks honestly to the life-giving importance of queer community. From the warmth and immediacy of her delivery, Nathan could be comforting a friend. But as ‘Relief’ builds from that cautious opening to a determinedly, driving force, it becomes clear: these aren’t empty platitudes. Nathan believes in you, because she’s learned to believe in herself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis sentiment is at the heart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Good Kind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, recorded at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRockfield Studios\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and produced by alt-rock legend \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Parish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (PJ Harvey, Sparklehorse), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFern Ford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (The Big Moon, Prima Queen) and Soph Nathan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eherself. For \u003cstrong\u003eOur Girl\u003c\/strong\u003e, it mirrors the long and winding road to their sophomore release, and the lasting rewards of trusting in the process.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll three members recall moments of magic in the studio with Parish and engineer Joe Jones, who embraced the band’s spirit of experimentation and helped them to channel their electrifying live character onto tape. But despite these propelling creative moments, \u003cstrong\u003eOur Girl\u003c\/strong\u003e struggled to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efully realise the album exactly the way they wanted. “The way we work best is so based on feeling, and an instinct when we’re together,” says Wilson. “We see ourselves as a live band: that’s how we began, and where we feel fully realised,” says Nathan. Having not had an opportunity to play the songs live yet, the trio poured hours into making demos and rehearsing the songs, eventually arriving at Rockfield Studios almost “over-prepared”, says Josh.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHowever, having recorded it under time pressure, all three members concluded the two-week session feeling as though some essential component had escaped them. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter hearing the recordings back, “It was the first time that we’ve all been on such different pages,” Nathan says, admitting that she even entertained painful thoughts of abandoning the project. Instead, \u003cstrong\u003eOur Girl\u003c\/strong\u003e dug deep to reconnect with what had kept them together. It was a conscious decision to recommit to making the music they knew themselves to be capable of. “We all had to rediscover our connection – to the album, and to each other,” Wilson says.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly determined, the band spent six weeks with Fern Ford of The Big Moon at her home studio, pulling apart the Rockfield takes and recording\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emore. Nathan recalls her bodily feeling of relief as they reopened and recommitted to the project “I couldn’t quite believe it” says Nathan “I felt a freedom I hadn’t experienced before. Fern really made that space for us and it was a real relief to be able to take the reins together”. With Ford’s help, Nathan took to the production, striving after the warm, comforting sound she’d envisaged. It was new territory for Nathan – but the attempt felt true to \u003cstrong\u003eOur Girl’s\u003c\/strong\u003e shared ambition and commitment to breaking new ground. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis collaborative process speaks to a wider theme - when choosing to carve out their own creative path, the band leant more on each other, and on friends and other musicians: Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa helped bring the title track ‘\u003cem\u003eThe Good Kind\u003c\/em\u003e’ to life in its early stages, whilst Nathan’s partner and friends including Marika Hackman and Art School Girlfriend joined the rallying cry at the end of Relief. There’s evidently real joy to be found in taking ownership of your own creative vision, and also trusting friends to share that vision with you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUsing songwriting as a processing tool, many of the songs reflect Nathan’s own experiences, expressed with her trademark precision and lyricism. ‘Absences’ is about the frightening “absence seizures” she suffered through childhood, culminating in an epileptic fit at age 17. Such private, often lonely struggles with chronic health issues are a theme of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Good Kind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as the moments of solace within them; ‘What You Told Me’ evokes the relief of feeling that weight lift, however briefly. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough the process of making \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Good Kind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eOur Girl\u003c\/strong\u003e learned to trust themselves, persevere with the harder path and recognise it as the only one worth travelling. Deciding to chase after the sound they wanted ended up being the most empowering moment of their career thus far, and it paid off: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Good Kind\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis their most confident, moving and fully realised work yet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bella Union","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":48665142526297,"sku":"SDZ-26890","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/OUR_GIRL_-_The_Good_Kind_-_CD.jpg?v=1720433182","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/our-girl-the-good-kind","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}