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Sunlight, marble columns and arches that disappear into the clouds. That’s what a palace built for the three princes of indie-pop, Leo Wyndham, Rupert Turner and Matt Hodges would look like. When you hear their music, you might figure U2’s entire discography was recorded in a broom closet – there’s that much space and ambition on the 11 tracks of Life After, the latest album by the London trio. The presence of the producer Catherine Marks (St Vincent, Wolf Alice, PJ Harvey) highlights an increasingly wide and cinematic vision, not only in terms of soundstage but arrangements as well: this is stadium rock at its core, meant to be played in large spaces and sung by giant crowds. Which doesn’t mean Palace don’t narrow their focus when necessary, such as on Face In The Crowd, threaded by a lone acoustic guitar. Wyndham shows restraint on Caught My Breath as well; the purity of his voice is evocative of Robin Pecknold (Fleet Foxes). But any comparisons end there. The folk heros from Seattle have a habit of staying grounded, whereas Palace take every opportunity they can to spread their wings and go as high as they can, carried by lush atmospheric reverbs and resounding drums. No Others takes a hint from The War on Drugs, thanks to Rupert Turner’s lead guitar. The album’s closer, Heaven Up There, is a masterclass in layered arrangements: from reversed guitars, instruments pile up in a hazy crescendo, like looking through a kaleidoscope on acid. Life After is a continuous climb, without any of the effort: it’s music at its apotheosis, and a band that’s just reached their highest point yet. © Alexis Renaudat/Qobuz
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Palace, MainArtist - Jason Mitchell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Caesar Edmunds, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Wyndham, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rupert Turner, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matt Hodges, Producer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dani Spragg, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Universal Music Operations Limited
Catherine Marks, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Palace, MainArtist - Jason Mitchell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Caesar Edmunds, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Herbert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Wyndham, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rupert Turner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matt Hodges, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam 'Cecil' Bartlett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Kennedy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Dorey, ComposerLyricist - Harry Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Universal Music Operations Limited
Catherine Marks, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Palace, MainArtist - Jason Mitchell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Caesar Edmunds, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Herbert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Wyndham, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rupert Turner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matt Hodges, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam 'Cecil' Bartlett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Kennedy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Dorey, ComposerLyricist - Harry Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Universal Music Operations Limited
Luke Smith, Producer - Palace, MainArtist - Jason Mitchell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Caesar Edmunds, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Wyndham, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rupert Turner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matt Hodges, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Universal Music Operations Limited
Luke Smith, Producer - Palace, MainArtist - Jason Mitchell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Caesar Edmunds, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Wyndham, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rupert Turner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matt Hodges, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Universal Music Operations Limited
Catherine Marks, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Palace, MainArtist - Jason Mitchell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Caesar Edmunds, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Herbert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Wyndham, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rupert Turner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matt Hodges, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam 'Cecil' Bartlett, Engineer, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Kennedy, Synthesizer, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - William Dorey, ComposerLyricist - Harry Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Universal Music Operations Limited
Catherine Marks, Producer, Additional Producer - Palace, MainArtist - Jason Mitchell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Caesar Edmunds, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Herbert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Wyndham, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rupert Turner, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matt Hodges, Producer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam 'Cecil' Bartlett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Kennedy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Dorey, ComposerLyricist - Harry Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Universal Music Operations Limited
Catherine Marks, Producer - Palace, MainArtist - Jason Mitchell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Caesar Edmunds, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Herbert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Wyndham, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rupert Turner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matt Hodges, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam 'Cecil' Bartlett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Kennedy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harry Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 Universal Music Operations Limited
Catherine Marks, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Palace, MainArtist - Jason Mitchell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Caesar Edmunds, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Herbert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Wyndham, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rupert Turner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matt Hodges, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam 'Cecil' Bartlett, Engineer, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Kennedy, Synthesizer, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Harry Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Universal Music Operations Limited
Luke Smith, Producer - Palace, MainArtist - Jason Mitchell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Caesar Edmunds, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan Hunt, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Wyndham, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rupert Turner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matt Hodges, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nicole Robson, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Fitzsimmons, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Universal Music Operations Limited
Catherine Marks, Producer - Palace, MainArtist - Jason Mitchell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Caesar Edmunds, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Herbert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Wyndham, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rupert Turner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matt Hodges, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam 'Cecil' Bartlett, Engineer, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Kennedy, Synthesizer, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Harry Deacon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
Sunlight, marble columns and arches that disappear into the clouds. That’s what a palace built for the three princes of indie-pop, Leo Wyndham, Rupert Turner and Matt Hodges would look like. When you hear their music, you might figure U2’s entire discography was recorded in a broom closet – there’s that much space and ambition on the 11 tracks of Life After, the latest album by the London trio. The presence of the producer Catherine Marks (St Vincent, Wolf Alice, PJ Harvey) highlights an increasingly wide and cinematic vision, not only in terms of soundstage but arrangements as well: this is stadium rock at its core, meant to be played in large spaces and sung by giant crowds. Which doesn’t mean Palace don’t narrow their focus when necessary, such as on Face In The Crowd, threaded by a lone acoustic guitar. Wyndham shows restraint on Caught My Breath as well; the purity of his voice is evocative of Robin Pecknold (Fleet Foxes). But any comparisons end there. The folk heros from Seattle have a habit of staying grounded, whereas Palace take every opportunity they can to spread their wings and go as high as they can, carried by lush atmospheric reverbs and resounding drums. No Others takes a hint from The War on Drugs, thanks to Rupert Turner’s lead guitar. The album’s closer, Heaven Up There, is a masterclass in layered arrangements: from reversed guitars, instruments pile up in a hazy crescendo, like looking through a kaleidoscope on acid. Life After is a continuous climb, without any of the effort: it’s music at its apotheosis, and a band that’s just reached their highest point yet. © Alexis Renaudat/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:06
- Main artists: Palace
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Fiction
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2019 Universal Music Operations Limited ℗ 2019 Universal Music Operations Limited
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