{"product_id":"new-06-17-tv-priest-my-other-people-limited-loser-edition-pink","title":"Tv Priest - My Other People (Limited Loser Edition) (Pink)","description":"Without a brutal evaluation of their own becoming, TV Priest might have never made their second album. Heralded as the next big thing in post-punk, they were established as a bolshy, sharp-witted outfit, the kind that starts movements with their political ire. There was of course truth in that, but it was a suit that quickly felt heavy on it's wearer's shoulders, leaving little room for true vulnerability. \"A lot of it did feel like I was being really careful and a bit at arm's length,\" says vocalist Charlie Drinkwater. \"I think maybe I was not fully aware of the role I was taking. I had to take a step back and realize that what we were presenting was quite far away from the opinion of myself that I had. Now, I just want to be honest. \"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaving made music together since their teenage years, the London four-piece piqued press attention in late 2019 with their first gig as a newly solidified group, a raucous outing in the warehouse district of Hackney Wick. Debut single \"House of York\" followed with a blistering critique of monarchist patriotism, and they were signed to Sub Pop for their debut album. When Uppers arrived in the height of a global pandemic, it reaped praise from critics and fans alike for it's \"dystopian doublespeak,\" but the band - Drinkwater, guitarist Alex Sprogis, producer, bass and keys player Nic Bueth and drummer Ed Kelland - were at home like the rest of us, drinking cups of tea and marking time via government-sanctioned daily exercise. As such, the personal and professional landmark of it's release felt \"both colossal and minuscule\" dampened by the inability to share it live. \"It was a real gratification and really cathartic, but on the other hand, it was really strange, and not great for my mental health\" admits Drinkwater. \"I wasn't prepared, and I hadn't necessarily expected it to reach as many people as it did. \"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs such, My Other People maintains a strong sense of earth-rooted emotion, taking advantage of the opportunity to physically connect. Using \"Saintless\" (the closing song from Uppers) as something of a starting point, Drinkwater set about crafting lyrics that allowed him to articulate a deeper sense of personal truth, using music as a vessel to communicate with his bandmates about his depleting mental health. \"Speaking very candidly, it was written at a time and a place where I was not, I would say, particularly well,\" he says. \"There was a lot of things that had happened to myself and my family that were quite troubling moments. Despite that I do think the record has our most hopeful moments too; a lot of me trying to set myself reminders for living, just everyday sentiments to try and get myself out of the space I was in. \"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It was a bit of a moment for all of us where we realised that we can make something that, to us at least, feels truly beautiful,\" agrees Bueth. \"Brutality and frustration are only a part of that puzzle, and despite a lot of us feeling quite disconnected at the time, overwhelmingly beautiful things were also still happening. \"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis tension between existential fear born from the constant uncertainties of life, and an affirmative, cathartic urge to seize the moment, is central to My Other People, a record that heals by providing space for recognition, a ground zero in which you're welcome to stay awhile but which ultimately only leads up and out. For TV Priest, it is a follow-up that feels truly, properly them; free of bravado, unnecessary bluster or any audience pressure to commit solely to their original sound.","brand":"mysite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58364615786821,"sku":"SUB1487.1","price":4.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/8881\/6197\/files\/tv-priest-music-vinyl-records-tv-priest-my-other-people-limited-loser-edition-pink-098787148701-sub1487-1-39954894356732.jpg?v=1782308671","url":"https:\/\/midnightukvinyl.com\/products\/new-06-17-tv-priest-my-other-people-limited-loser-edition-pink","provider":"MIDNIGHT GROOVE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}