| Release Date | 23/05/2025 |
| Format | LP Colour |
| Label | Night Time Stories |
| Catalogue Number | ALNLP54W |
lavender, an emerging producer duo, explores the question: What if Bon Iver were produced by J Dilla?
Meet lavender. This winsome duo, consisting of Oskar Rice and Adam Jackson. Their output so far has been confined to a debut EP which came out right in the middle of the lockdown and another couple of singles that bring their tally so far to less than thirty minutes of music. But that’s about to change with their debut album, we’re having a barn dance, a significant step forward and brilliant distillation of all that made those first releases pop so dramatically. This album is the story of one tumultuous year of living, loving (and the falling out thereof). The songwriting is a diary of an eventful 12 months.
“We had a big chat about what this all means to us,” explains Oskar, “And we boiled it down to this: it’s about love, but not necessarily romantic love. It’s about all of those competing emotions and how, if you love one thing, it might detract from loving something else.” we’re having a barn dance succeeds and surpasses the duo’s aims. It’s an album that is manifestly ambitious both in its production sound and as songwriters clearly finding greater confidence in their future pathway. As one fan commented on YouTube: “You go. You go and be great. With your lavender.” Hear, hear.
Tracklist
A1. lowlight:slowlight
A2. (ifnotnowthen) when
A3. you & me
A4. we’re having a barn dance
A5. cowboy pancakes
A6. lowlight (reprise)
B1. missing you
B2. way over
B3. cowboynowboy (life in the quadrant)
B4. harlequin / los días azules