XL Recordings
XLLP755
Sixteen years since they left us with their cult sample-heavy debut 'Since I Left You', The Avalanches return with 'Wildflower', the 22-track follow-up featuring Danny Brown, MF Doom, Father John Misty, Toro Y Moi, Jennifer Herrema, Biz Markie, and more.
Created by the band's core duo - Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi - 'Wildflower' is nothing less than The Beach Boys' 'Smile' reimagined in the Daisy Age; a mind-bending cartoon road movie that's best viewed with closed eyes and an open mind.
Lead track "Frankie Sinatra" is an infectious old world carnival inspired rollercoaster of a song. Featuring Danny Brown and MF Doom on vocals, the song also includes works by calypsonian Wilmoth Houdini and Rodgers & Hammerstein.
In the years since the release of 'Since I Left You', the album has established a rarely seen loyalty, its influence ever growing in the age of digital music, sampling, and bedroom producers. The Avalanches, meanwhile, have become the stuff of folklore, with rumours abounding about a long-awaited follow-up record. Today the rumours end.
NEW / Released in 2016
Tracklist:
A1 The Leaves Were Falling
A2 Because I'm Me
A3 Frankie Sinatra
A4 Subways
A5 Going Home
A6 If I Was A Folkstar
B1 Colours
B2 Zap!
B3 The Noisy Eater
B4 Wildflower
B5 Harmony
B6 Live A Lifetime Love
C1 Park Music
C2 Livin' Underwater (Is Somethin' Wild)
C3 The Wozard Of Iz
C4 Over The Turnstiles
C5 Sunshine
D1 Light Up
D2 Kaleidoscopic Lovers
D3 Stepkids
D4 Saturday Night Inside Out
D5 The Leaves Were Falling
D6 Because I'm Me
D7 Frankie Sinatra
D8 Subways
D9 Going Home
D10 If I Was A Folkstar
D11 Colours
D12 Zap!
D13 The Noisy Eater
D14 Wildflower
D15 Harmony
D16 Live A Lifetime Love
D17 Park Music
D18 Livin' Underwater (Is Somethin' Wild)
D19 The Wozard Of Iz
D20 Over The Turnstiles
D21 Sunshine
D22 Light Up
D23 Kaleidoscopic Lovers
D24 Stepkids
D25 Saturday Night Inside Out
Electronic, Hip Hop, Electro,
