Move On With The Year

Description

Alice Costelloe's debut album, Move On With The Year, due out in February on cult British label Moshi Moshi, marks a real departure. Ten tracks of enchanting art-pop, built on self-confidence, instinct and a necessary process of creative unraveling, chart a bold and personal path. Produced by Mike Lindsay (LUMP, Laura Marling, Tunng) in his Margate studio, the album moves away from the indie-rock that marked her beginnings. Guitar solos give way to mellotron, taishogoto and flute lines recorded live, with an assumed imperfection as the most sincere form of expression. Behind this apparent lightness lies a darker story: the weight of complex parental relationships and a grief that is not easily resolved. Move On With The Year aims to be a companion for relearning oneself, exploring not a broken heart, but the complete rebuilding of one's emotional framework and identity to fully enter the next chapter of life.