Sophie: Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides (Import, Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
$44.95
<p><i><a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?&q=Sophie&filter=Brand/Manufacturer/Artist_fq:%22Sophie%22" target="_blank"><strong>Sophie</strong></a>’s first official full-length record is a victory lap touching on all the styles</i> she’s ushered in and subsequently watched folded into the zeitgeist, from hyperpop to *deconstructed club music* (insert meme). The album’s been out digitally for 6 months already, and thankfully, <strong>Sophie</strong> & the <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct&q=PC%20Music&_=pf&pf_v_artist_manufacturer=PC%20Music" target="_blank">PC Music</a> crew’s petty aversion to physical formats is cast aside to mark the occasion of this huge record with a deluxe vinyl edition. Opener “It’s Okay To Cry” showcases <strong>Sophie</strong>’s unwavering commitment to pop perfection before moving into more opaque territory with the junkyard dubstep of “Ponyboy” and “Faceshopping.” Her influences are on full display, albeit a bit warped and dissolved like they’re appearing in a perverse dream; “Infatuation” resembles <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=Burial" target="_blank"><strong>Burial</strong></a>’s timestretched reveries, and “Is It Cold In The Water” sounds like <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=Kate+Bush" target="_blank"><strong>Kate Bush</strong></a> riding the <em>Mentasm</em> riddim. The disorienting drone of “Pretending” feels like you’re on promethazine in one of the flying car scenes from <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=Blade+Runner" target="_blank"><em>Blade Runner</em></a>, and this recurring dystopic hypercolor is the thread that runs through the duration of <em>Oil Of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides</em>, like the soundtrack for a film adaptation of one of <strong>PKD</strong>’s craziest joints. For the epic climax, <strong>Sophie</strong> conjures <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?&q=Lemonade&filter=Brand/Manufacturer/Artist_fq:%22Sophie%22" target="_blank"><em>Lemonade</em></a>-era futurepop bliss on the kaleidoscopic “Immaterial,” which objectively goes hard AF, even for someone who's typically skeptical of this type of stuff. The sleeve vaguely credits appearances by <strong>Noonie Bao</strong>, <strong>Cecile Believe</strong>, <strong>Banoffee</strong> and <strong>Industry Plant</strong>, but as you’d expect from an artist as elusive as <strong>Sophie</strong>, it’s impossible to tell at any given time if it's <strong>Sophie</strong> singing, or one of the aforementioned guests, or if they’re even real people at all. Limited edition red colored vinyl housed in gatefold jacket with printed inner sleeve, and foldout poster.</p> <ul> <li>red colored vinyl</li> <li>housed in gatefold jacket w/ full color printed inner sleeve</li> <li>includes giant foldout poster</li> <li>import pressing<br> </li> <li>digital download included</li> <li>music label: Future Classic 2018</li> </ul> <h6>reviewed by tom violence 01/2019</h6>