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The Skinny Q&A: Carla J. Easton

'Weightless' and Ambient Well-being

'I've been listening to 300 vinyl records to get me through lockdown'

BBC News By Anna Doble Nearly a year since the start of the first UK lockdown, I've listened to every LP I've ever bought - and found a diary of my life in the grooves. I'm sitting, typing. The rain spreads across the window in glossy veins. We can't go out, anyway, but the weather adds to the feeling of being stuck. So here I am inside, listening to music so familiar I can hear the next track as the first starts to fade. I flip over the record and reset the needle. And I'm crying. Happy tears... memory tears… tears of gratitude. Because you may be in lockdown but I'm at the gig of my life and all it took to get here was a song.

'I've been listening to 300 vinyl records to get me through lockdown'

Virginia Astley: From Gardens Where We Feel Secure

Open share drawer Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit a bucolic cult classic from 1983, one that taps into a centuries-old tradition of pastoralism in British culture. The mid-’80s were a peculiar time for alternative music in the UK. Around 1983, the surging momentum of the post-punk era dissipated into a confused clutter of trends and revivals. People who’d begun their musical journey in roughly the same spot—the Sex Pistols, the Clash—were now making sounds unrelated to each other and a long distance from their starting point.

SUPERNAIVE - Nekomata - The Electricity Club

Lounge Pop perfection with a French twist… Nekomata marks the debut release of French producers (and brothers) Supernaive. Recorded between Paris and Tokyo, the album weaves together elements of electronica, RnB, hip hop and French Touch. There’s also some Japanese cultural references thrown into the mix which offers a chemistry that leaves a sophisticated, stylish album as a result. Part of the allure of Supernaive is the deliberate attempt at (literally) masking their appearance. Adopting Japanese Noh masks, the pair invite listeners to project their own ideas onto the strangely static visage that they present. As an album, Nekomata is certainly an unusual musical journey which seems to change gears between each track, employing different vocalists to constantly subvert expectations. Analogue synths battle with samples and breakbeat percussion across thirteen compositions that dart between musical genres.