Affection

Bullion is Nathan Jenkins, an enduring cult figure of electronic music. A producer and songwriter quietly to be found connecting artists, genre and UK subculture. His credits range from Carly Rae Jepsen, Ben Howard, Nil fer Yanya and Avalon Emerson's breakout album & The Charm to records for Westerman and Joviale.Bullion's celebrated solo releases, meanwhile, have run parallel on Young, The Trilogy Tapes, Jagjaguwar and his own DEEK Recordings. It's a creative red-thread Bullion ties together on his surprise new album, Affection - a warm, occasionally off-kilter and beautifully realised pop record that's bold enough to step from behind-the-scenes and show affection in public. Affection started life upon Nathan's move back to London from Lisbon, where he relocated in 2018. Back then, the comfort of the crowd suited him: self-confessedly passive and faltering by nature, the opportunity to exist somewhere without any personal history proved liberating. Returning home, Nathan increasingly found himself reflecting on his place in the world, seeking affection in place of cynicism. Bullion's music has always been difficult to pin down, but entirely distinctive - and on Affection, its rich pleasures are in hearing how this uncompromising approach is strengthened, in part, by softening. The album wonders-aloud about the meaning of intimacy, in relationship to others and the self. Masculinity and other contemporary concerns are punctuated by old-world charms, found in the 'hat stan

Tracks

1~1~A City's Never (Ft. Panda Bear)
1~2~Affection
1~3~Rare (Ft. Carly Rae Jepsen)
1~4~Your Father
1~5~The Flooding
1~6~Cinch
1~7~World_Train (Ft. Charlotte Adig Ry)
1~8~Cavalier
1~9~Once, In A Borrowed Car
1~10~Open Hands
1~11~Waves
1~12~Hard To Do

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Bullion
Release Date: 31 May 2024
Genre: Dance & Electronic
Label: GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL
Distributor: Rocket Group