Sunspire – Ruins By The Sea:
1 – Sirensong (0.00)
2 – Wildflowers (2.49)
3 – Delirious (7.03)
4 – Ruins By The Sea (9.51)
5 – My Worlds Are Yours (12.41)
6 – Echo Down (16.14)
7 – The Waves (18.48)
8 – Halogen Sun (22.05)
9 – See You In My Sleep (25.29)
https://craftingroomrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/ruins-by-the-sea
Sunspire is Jack Jazrawry-Brown from the British countryside (Wiltshire). He currently lives in Birmingham and creates dream pop music with influences of lofi hip/hop from his university bedroom. His debut album “Ruins By The Sea” is set to be released, as a cassette on indie label Crafting Room Recordings, May 23rd of this year.
“‘Ruins By The Sea’ is my first fully produced album, and the culmination of two years of songwriting and producing. The first demo for the opening track, ‘Sirensong,’ was completed in July of 2020 in the midst of the UK’s coronavirus lockdown. In comparison to much of the album, this is a rather gloomy track; inspired by myths of sailors lured onto the rocks by the siren’s beautiful song, it reflects a collective time of hopelessness in all of our lives. But, as the album progresses a general sense of hope is established – despite the occasional melancholy of the lyrics, I hope that the overall message is one of joy, a reflection of a year perhaps not so full of despair after all.
The album is a serious departure from my first EP, ‘Euphoria’ – the lo-fi production and vague lyricism of those songs has been replaced by cleaner, catchier songwriting, with new production methods being explored as the album progresses. The addition of a quality microphone to my bedroom studio has been hugely important to the more professional sound of this record; vocals are clear and with audible lyrics, and the inclusion of acoustic guitar on many tracks is a key addition to the sound of the album. In later songs, I also began to experiment with alternative guitar tunings, most notably my own adaption of Nick Drake’s most commonly used open tuning.
Lyrically, this album explores numerous themes – despite the sense of stagnation that 2020 introduced, personally it was a year of change, with a move across the country to the University of Birmingham. A lot of the record deals with the effect of that change, most significantly to relationships with friends and family – while some songs are wistful and reminiscent, there is a continuing sense of joy at life and change taking place, against the odds. Opening up to more personal lyrics has allowed this album to become something intensely meaningful to me personally – a record of the emotions, both painful and uplifting, that I have experienced over the past six months.”
Reviews:
“featherlight male vocals alternating dreamy hums, angsty broods, and intoxicating echoes into a seemingly weightless pastoral atmosphere of tranquil bliss.” – WhiteLightWhiteHeat
credits
releases May 23, 2021
All songs written and produced by Jack Jazrawy-Brown.
Mastered by Archie Sagers.
Special thanks to Ellie for her beautiful vocals on halogen sun,
and to Archie for his continual support and friendship.
the tree is stripped,
all colour, fragrance gone,
yet already on the bough,
uncaring spring!
– ikkyu
Independent record label based in Brighton -Dream Pop – Indie Rock – Ambient Music – Founded 2019 by Archie Sagers