{"product_id":"younger-brother-mutually-assured-distraction","title":"YOUNGER BROTHER - Mutually Assured Distraction","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"146\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"19\"\u003eTwisted Records\u003c\/strong\u003e is thrilled to announce the release of the long-awaited fourth album by \u003cstrong data-start=\"92\" data-end=\"111\"\u003eYounger Brother\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cem data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"143\"\u003eMutually Assured Distraction\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"374\"\u003eThe first full-length release by the fabled electronica project in a decade features nine sumptuous tracks that each embody the project’s intoxicating fusion of profoundly human sonorities and etheric electronic soundscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"376\" data-end=\"952\"\u003eThe title is a subversive reframing of the Cold War doctrine “Mutually Assured Destruction,” pointing to a world currently frozen not by the geopolitical threat of a Nuclear Winter but by a Digital Summer of mindless overstimulation. \u003cem data-start=\"610\" data-end=\"640\"\u003eMutually Assured Distraction\u003c\/em\u003e is a sonic salve for the pervasive numbness induced by an emotionally disconnective artificiality that seeks to pacify with counterfeit happiness. The album offers an antidote to mundane superficiality with nine musical masterpieces that convey the depth of human experience and authentic creative expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"954\" data-end=\"1268\"\u003eThe progression of track titles symbolically represents the arc of this soulful journey through an evocative auditory landscape of moods, harmonies, and textures, progressing from the haunting opener \u003cem data-start=\"1154\" data-end=\"1175\"\u003eI Belong to Nowhere\u003c\/em\u003e to the penultimate \u003cem data-start=\"1195\" data-end=\"1215\"\u003eHome In This World\u003c\/em\u003e before arriving at the concluding \u003cem data-start=\"1250\" data-end=\"1265\"\u003eEndless Drift\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1540\"\u003eThe synthesised musical mastery of renegade musicians \u003cstrong data-start=\"1324\" data-end=\"1341\"\u003eSimon Posford\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1363\"\u003eBenji Vaughan\u003c\/strong\u003e is complemented by the contributions of some supremely skilful musicians, with beguiling vocals by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1481\"\u003eMiraBelle Rose\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1486\" data-end=\"1499\"\u003eJay Marsh\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the rich cello of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1523\" data-end=\"1537\"\u003eRena Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1985\"\u003eWith poignant lyrics that speak to the universal human condition in a world where voices are amplified yet so many feel unheard, \u003cem data-start=\"1671\" data-end=\"1701\"\u003eMutually Assured Distraction\u003c\/em\u003e provides, through its fusion of electronic and real-world music-making, an example of how technology can pair harmoniously with our humanity, an energetic homecoming as the music draws us away from the unconscious scroll into an open field where we can embody our essential nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1987\" data-end=\"2165\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eThe album stands as both a reflection of our times and a timeless reminder that beneath the noise, a deeper presence continually exists, waiting to be felt, heard, and expressed\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Twisted Records","offers":[{"title":"180g Black Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":58044893299033,"sku":"SDZ-45759","price":35.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/73b392a1474bfc25d8fc60a8c3691002.png?v=1778588194","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/younger-brother-mutually-assured-distraction","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}