Caroline Polachek - Welcome to My Island + Desire... (album 2)

[Jark]

this sounds like the boppiest yet.




I'm guessing album in Jan?

 

[JiGNL Bells]

Queen of screaming at smartphones.

 

[I Saw Funky Kissing Santa Claus]

I’m still feeding off Billions to be honest. Such a unique bop.

 

[Jark]

all three singles so far have been absolute excellence. this album will slap.

 

[Jark]

some on popjustice think the album may be called dang. I...

 

[the octy and the ivy]

I think I'd prefer "KLANG".

I'm trying not to spend time with the singles, just gimmie the album CP, we need a swimming pool, not a puddle.

 

[Samanta TinAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaAAaaaA]

I can't wait to hear live track "there's only smoke (smoke!) floating over the volcano!!" in its studio version

 

[Jark]

album tracklist

1. Welcome to My Island
2. Bunny is a Rider
3. Dang
4. Pretty in Possible
5. Sunset
6. Crude Drawing of an Angel
7. Blood & Butter
8. I Believe
9. Fly to You (feat. Grimes & Pinkpantheress)
10. Rare Beauty
11. Butterfly Net
12. Smoke
13. Billions

 

[Jark]

Desire, I Want to Turn Into You out Feb 14th

 

[JiGNL Bells]

ART!

 

[Jark]

obsessed with how there are visual references to all the singles so far and presumably the Vesuvius sticker is for Smoke. I can't see Bunny, but then satellite can't find her, so.

 

[Jark]

not as good as the other three but feels like an album opener

 

[JiGNL Bells]

not as good as the other three but feels like an album opener

I really like it. I couldn't put my finger on what the bleepy bloopy instrumental was reminding me of, but I saw somebody mention 'One' by Sky Ferreira

 

[JiGNL Bells]

She is an AUTEUR. A VISIONARY. Nobody is doing it like Carolyn.

 

[Jark]

she is simply the best visual artist in the game right now. unbelievable.

 

[I Saw Funky Kissing Santa Claus]

I love this new one. What’s the history? I only know her since Billions. She’s seems to be a 6Music fave but she looks like she could have more commercial appeal than just being an indie darling.

 

[Jark]

What’s the history? I only know her since Billions.

she was in an indie-pop band called Chairlift, who had a sprinkling of excellent pop moments across a couple of albums



went solo, made an exquisite album called Pang, featuring this iconic synthpop smash



works frequently with Charli XCX and Christine & The Queens (check out Tears and La Vita Nuova), and is about to drop the best album of '23. you're welcome!

 

[Pipolar Express]

Welcome To My Island is very charli xcx

 

[the octy and the ivy]

I can't believe I completely missed Chairlift but I probably saw the name and thought "good grief, how bad are they going to be with a name like that?"

 

[Cobfort and Joy]

She is an AUTEUR. A VISIONARY. Nobody is doing it like Carolyn.

Catching up on this now, all I can say is FUCKING HELL

 

[JiGNL Bells]

Catching up on this now, all I can say is FUCKING HELL

The bit where she does a 'Run Away With Me' with a HOOF is very 'Get Out of My House' coded.

 

[Penelope]

Edit: Oh BOOO it's on lock for the moment

 

[JiGNL Bells]

There's a Charli remix coming.

Welcome to my island, bitch.

 

[Jark]

sounds fucking awful

 

[Cobfort and Joy]

I want a video where the camera spins around to reveal that the already-iconic HOOF belongs to Charli

 

[GALA]

The best song of the decade.

.

 

[I Saw Funky Kissing Santa Claus]

I fucking LOVE island now, (the original)

I really don’t know how to pigeon hole or label this artist at all but maybe that’s the point she’s just not like anyone else I’ve come across. Is she pop? Is she alternative? Is she banshee? Is she electro? I’m so GAGGED

 

[GALA]

I've been getting major Sinéad O'Connor vibes from this one. Think Jerusalem.

.

 

[Auld Lang Zen]

There's a Charli remix coming.

Welcome to my island, bitch.

YES PLEASE

 

[Auld Lang Zen]

It's just NOISE

 

[Cobfort and Joy]

!!!

 

[Cobfort and Joy]

 

[I Saw Funky Kissing Santa Claus]

She’s been added to Radio 1 playlist

ALT-POP CROSSOVER QUEEN!

 

[Jark]

I'm surprised they've playlisted Island. Sunset feels like the obvious potential smash.

 

[GALA]

Amazing news. I want this song blasting out everywhere. Hope farmers don't mind their livestock being led out to the nearest beaches mind you.

 

[Jark]

Blood and Butter out monday

 

[JiGNL Bells]

Sounds like a TERRIBLE RECIPE.

 

[GALA]

Indeed. Much excite.

 

[ManicKangaroo]

It's out

 

[JiGNL Bells]

She's having a William Orbit moment.