Free Cell

Mainly recorded and produced at Brooklyn's Figure 8 Studios, with TyUeda later assisting on final tracking at his Mount Misery studio, LinaTullgren's Free Cell is masterfully confident. Some rock elements likenonlinear song structures and syncopated rhythms bleed over fromthe debut album Won era on tracks like '110717,' but the album offersa wider musical palette than its predecessor, with lush arrangementsutilizing strings, brass and sculpted synths throughout.'Golden Babyland' abounds in tension and claustrophobia, findingTullgren alone and 'in the kitchen melting Legos,' while the elegantand introspective ballad 'Bad at Parties' scores a moment of quietsocial paralysis. The strings (arranged by Simon Hanes) that carrythrough Free Cell echo back to Tullgren's education as a classical violinist, and Lina moves deftly between these various soundscapes, resulting in their most dynamic music to date.Throughout Free Cell, Tullgren looks back on their memories from theposition of an analyst, often cool and cynical but always with an undercurrent of humor and deep feeling. In their poetry Lina Tullgrenwrites anthems for the alienated, for those alone on busses, at parties,at their parents' house, for those who cannot help but feel lonely evenif they are surrounded by others. Free Cell invites us to sit and listen, toreflect, but with no guarantee of any of those things being easy.

Tracks

1~1~Free Cell
1~2~110717
1~3~Golden Babyland
1~4~Bad At Parties
1~5~Saiddone
1~6~Soft Glove 1
1~7~Glowing X 10000
1~8~Wow, Lucky
1~9~Soft Again
1~10~Nervous Yet
1~11~Soft Glove 2
1~12~Piano

Details

Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Lina Tullgren
Release Date: 23 August 2019
Genre: Alternative
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Distributor: Rocket Group