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The fourth full-length album from the Naked and Famous, 2020's Recover is an ebullient production that finds the Los Angeles-based, New Zealand-bred group emerging from a period of creative transition. Prior to recording Recover, the band parted ways with longtime members keyboardist Aaron Short and drummer Jesse Wood. While amicable, the change left the main songwriting duo of Alisa Xayalith and Thom Powers to decide how to move forward. It was a moment of self-reflection that somewhat mirrored the duo's own romantic split just before the recording of 2016's Simple Forms. Even still, it seems they found rejuvenation in joining forces with keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist Luna Shadows, as well as Powers' childhood friend and co-producer Simon Oscroft. Together, as on the sessions for Simple Forms, they began working on material at Xayalith's Silver Lake home. The result is a buoyant and deeply felt album that finds the band continuing to hone their shimmering, synth-based sound. There's an underlying theme of loss and healing running through all of Recover. However, rather than lingering on what has been lost, Xayalith and Powers focus on finding a path forward. On "Recover," a song drawn from Xayalith's experience losing her mother to breast cancer when she was seven years old, they sing, "I can't replace the loss of my mother. I can't erase the loss from my father. I can't replace the loss with another, but I can regain myself and recover." The song, as with much of Recover, captures the energy of someone who has cried all night and finally feels a peaceful catharsis rising with the sun. Musically, there's an ecstatic warmth to the album as keyboards swirl alongside ringing electric guitars, and real and programmed beats push the duo's harmonies skyward. Equally potent sentiments pop up elsewhere, as on "Bury Us," in which Xayalith celebrates how intense romantic passion can sometimes threaten to crush you, her voice piercing a wall of bass-heavy keyboards and crystalline guitars. Conversely, on the midtempo ballad "Come as You Are," they sing about how everyone desires to be accepted for who they are, filtering their voices through a kaleidoscope of morphing effects that make them sound like a chorus of different singers, underlining the song's broad relatability. Rife with beautifully intuitive pathos, Recover is the sound of the Naked and Famous turning feelings of heartbreak and desire into powerfully relatable pop moments.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - The Naked And Famous, MainArtist - Alisa Xayalith, Composer - Thomas Powers, Composer, Producer - Seven Summits Music, MusicPublisher - Simon Oscroft, Composer, Producer - SEVEN SUMMITS MUSIC OBO SIR RAYMOND PUBLISHING, MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc. (P) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - The Naked And Famous, MainArtist - Alisa Xayalith, Composer - Thomas Powers, Composer, Producer - Seven Summits Music, MusicPublisher - Simon Oscroft, Composer, Producer - Luna Shadows, Composer - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO KOBALT MUSIC COPYRIGHTS SARL, MusicPublisher - SEVEN SUMMITS MUSIC OBO SIR RAYMOND PUBLISHING, MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc. (P) 2019 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - The Naked And Famous, MainArtist - Alisa Xayalith, Composer - Thomas Powers, Composer, Producer - Simon Oscroft, Composer - Luna Shadows, Composer, Producer - Boy Boy, Producer - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO KOBALT MUSIC COPYRIGHTS SARL, MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc. (P) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - The Naked And Famous, MainArtist - Alisa Xayalith, Composer - Thomas Powers, Composer, Producer - Seven Summits Music, MusicPublisher - Simon Oscroft, Composer, Producer - SEVEN SUMMITS MUSIC OBO SIR RAYMOND PUBLISHING, MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc. (P) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc.
The Naked And Famous, MainArtist - Alisa Xayalith, Composer - Thomas Powers, Composer, Producer - Seven Summits Music, MusicPublisher - Simon Oscroft, Composer, Producer - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO KOBALT MUSIC COPYRIGHTS SARL, MusicPublisher - SEVEN SUMMITS MUSIC OBO SIR RAYMOND PUBLISHING, MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc. (P) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - The Naked And Famous, MainArtist - Alisa Xayalith, Composer - Thomas Powers, Composer, Producer - Seven Summits Music, MusicPublisher - BMG Platinum Songs, MusicPublisher - Simon Oscroft, Composer, Producer - Danielle Poppitt, Composer - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO KOBALT MUSIC COPYRIGHTS SARL, MusicPublisher - SEVEN SUMMITS MUSIC OBO SIR RAYMOND PUBLISHING, MusicPublisher - BMG PLATINUM SONGS OBO DPOPPS, MusicPublisher - BMG PLATINUM SONGS OBO GREEN AND BLOOM TALENT, MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc. (P) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc.
Bram Inscore, Composer - The Naked And Famous, MainArtist - Alisa Xayalith, Composer - Thomas Powers, Composer, Producer - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO I AM BRAM, MusicPublisher - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO KOBALT MUSIC COPYRIGHTS SARL, MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc. (P) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - The Naked And Famous, MainArtist - Alisa Xayalith, Composer - Thomas Powers, Composer, Producer - Luna Shadows, Composer - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO KOBALT MUSIC COPYRIGHTS SARL, MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc. (P) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - The Naked And Famous, MainArtist - Alisa Xayalith, Composer - Thomas Powers, Composer, Producer - Bradley Hale, Composer - Simon Oscroft, Producer - Luna Shadows, Composer - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO KOBALT MUSIC COPYRIGHTS SARL, MusicPublisher - CONCORD MUSIC GROUP, INC. OBO THESE ARE SONGS OF PULSE, MusicPublisher - CONCORD MUSIC GROUP, INC. OBO SOMBEAR MUSIC, MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc. (P) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - The Naked And Famous, MainArtist - Alisa Xayalith, Composer - Thomas Powers, Composer, Producer - Seven Summits Music, MusicPublisher - Simon Oscroft, Composer, Producer - Luna Shadows, Composer - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO KOBALT MUSIC COPYRIGHTS SARL, MusicPublisher - SEVEN SUMMITS MUSIC OBO SIR RAYMOND PUBLISHING, MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc. (P) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - The Naked And Famous, MainArtist - Alisa Xayalith, Composer - Thomas Powers, Composer, Producer - Seven Summits Music, MusicPublisher - Simon Oscroft, Composer, Producer - SEVEN SUMMITS MUSIC OBO SIR RAYMOND PUBLISHING, MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc. (P) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc.
The Naked And Famous, MainArtist - Alisa Xayalith, Composer - Thomas Powers, Composer, Producer - Ryan Shanahan, Producer - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO KOBALT MUSIC COPYRIGHTS SARL, MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc. (P) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc.
Sam McCarthy, Composer, Producer - The Naked And Famous, MainArtist - Alisa Xayalith, Composer - Thomas Powers, Composer, Producer - Scott Hutchison, Composer - DOMINO PUB COMPANY OF AMERICA, MusicPublisher - Samuel McCarthy, MusicPublisher - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO KOBALT MUSIC COPYRIGHTS SARL, MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc. (P) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - The Naked And Famous, MainArtist - Alisa Xayalith, Composer - Thomas Powers, Composer, Producer - Seven Summits Music, MusicPublisher - Simon Oscroft, Composer, Producer - SEVEN SUMMITS MUSIC OBO SIR RAYMOND PUBLISHING, MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc. (P) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc.
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - The Naked And Famous, MainArtist - Alisa Xayalith, Composer, Producer - Thomas Powers, Composer, Producer - Seven Summits Music, MusicPublisher - Simon Oscroft, Composer, Producer - Tyler Spry, Producer - SEVEN SUMMITS MUSIC OBO SIR RAYMOND PUBLISHING, MusicPublisher
(C) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc. (P) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc.
Album review
The fourth full-length album from the Naked and Famous, 2020's Recover is an ebullient production that finds the Los Angeles-based, New Zealand-bred group emerging from a period of creative transition. Prior to recording Recover, the band parted ways with longtime members keyboardist Aaron Short and drummer Jesse Wood. While amicable, the change left the main songwriting duo of Alisa Xayalith and Thom Powers to decide how to move forward. It was a moment of self-reflection that somewhat mirrored the duo's own romantic split just before the recording of 2016's Simple Forms. Even still, it seems they found rejuvenation in joining forces with keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist Luna Shadows, as well as Powers' childhood friend and co-producer Simon Oscroft. Together, as on the sessions for Simple Forms, they began working on material at Xayalith's Silver Lake home. The result is a buoyant and deeply felt album that finds the band continuing to hone their shimmering, synth-based sound. There's an underlying theme of loss and healing running through all of Recover. However, rather than lingering on what has been lost, Xayalith and Powers focus on finding a path forward. On "Recover," a song drawn from Xayalith's experience losing her mother to breast cancer when she was seven years old, they sing, "I can't replace the loss of my mother. I can't erase the loss from my father. I can't replace the loss with another, but I can regain myself and recover." The song, as with much of Recover, captures the energy of someone who has cried all night and finally feels a peaceful catharsis rising with the sun. Musically, there's an ecstatic warmth to the album as keyboards swirl alongside ringing electric guitars, and real and programmed beats push the duo's harmonies skyward. Equally potent sentiments pop up elsewhere, as on "Bury Us," in which Xayalith celebrates how intense romantic passion can sometimes threaten to crush you, her voice piercing a wall of bass-heavy keyboards and crystalline guitars. Conversely, on the midtempo ballad "Come as You Are," they sing about how everyone desires to be accepted for who they are, filtering their voices through a kaleidoscope of morphing effects that make them sound like a chorus of different singers, underlining the song's broad relatability. Rife with beautifully intuitive pathos, Recover is the sound of the Naked and Famous turning feelings of heartbreak and desire into powerfully relatable pop moments.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:05
- Main artists: The Naked And Famous
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Somewhat Damaged Limited
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(C) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc. (P) 2020 Somewhat Damaged Limited under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings America, Inc.
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