TVAM returns with a new collaboration with Sharon Van Etten, Every Building Casts a Shadow, taken from the forthcoming EP out on 7” vinyl & digital on 27 November via his Psychic Data label.
Following Joseph Oxley’s latest TVAM album, Ruins, released on Invada Records earlier this year, and his recent collaboration, The Sorrow, with Riki (Dais Records), Every Building Casts a Shadow is an unabashed tribute to the lasting impact that those we love have on us. Whereas ‘Ruins’ captured both the weight of loss and the strange beauty that comes with it, new single Every Building Casts a Shadow stands as a monument to the human relationship.
“Some songs take time to realise”, says Oxley. “The bones of the song had been around for a while just waiting for the right moment, the right chance to come to life. It felt like the perfect piece for Sharon and I to work on together; a way to mix our styles and explore these themes without the same heaviness as before.”
Created remotely between Los Angeles and Wigan, UK, Oxley remembers, “It was very surreal mixing Sharon’s voice in a tiny studio in Wigan! It was one of those wonderful moments where life can feel both big and small at the same time.”
Featuring the melodic hooks and distorted nostalgia set firmly in TVAM’s world, it soars with the emotional depth of Sharon Van Etten’s inimitable performance. The release also features new instrumental, The Circular, by TVAM and a remix by renowned Castles In Space artist, Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan.
On Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan’s remix Oxley says, “I’d wanted to work with Gordon since we played the same gig a couple of years ago. He taps into such a clear pool of British nostalgia – the well of “what-we-were-promised”. He’s got amazing range in his compositions and I knew he’d approach The Circular with careful thought. I was so overwhelmed when I first listened… it’s such a delicate, emotive take on the original. A perfect accompaniment to Every Building.”
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