LP - Standard Edition Black Vinyl. Posthumous record releases are always charged with emotion but when the release comes from a 17 year-old artist that was just getting started it is heartbreaking.Anxious is a mesmerizing selection of songs that explore the highs, lows anduncertainty of teenage life through the eyes of Nell and is the follow-up to Where TheViaduct Looms, her debut collaboration with The Flaming Lips that explored the works of Nick Cave.Guided by the talented Jack and Lily Wolter of Penelope Isles, who helped shape Nell's songs, some of which had been in the works since she was twelve years old, the result is an album brimming with emotion, playful melodies and a depth that hints at what Nell's future may have held. Nell's record includes three songs which werewritten in partnership with Canadian folk band Shred Kelly with whom she spentwinter evenings writing in her hometown of Fernie, British Columbia, huddled roundthe fire in 2022. Jack and Lily Wolter subsequently completed these songs and therest of the works in Brighton in 2023.Nell's first and only studio recording session at Bella Union's studio in Brighton at thetender age of 15 was an intense mix of long days with Jack and Lily expertly teasingout what was really going on in Smith's mind with the help of Doritos, Fizzy sweets,Coca Cola and inspiration gained by sneaking her into venues to see local bands play.A lot of Nell's creative drive was rooted in raw teenage emotions; apprehension; love;travel; gratefulness; ambition; and grief. These moods are visited throughout thetracks on the album with an instrumental approach that brings joy into even thedarkest of songs.
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