{"title":"Amor de Días","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormed in 2009 by Alasdair MacLean of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-clientele\"\u003ethe Clientele\u003c\/a\u003e and Spanish vocalist\/instrumentalist Lupe Núñez-Fernández of the indie pop duo Pipas, \u003cstrong\u003eAmor de Días\u003c\/strong\u003e, which translates to “love of days,” began assembling in secret in 2008 on evenings and weekends.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"amor-de-dias-street-of-the-love-of-days","title":"Amor de Días - Street of the Love of Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/amor-de-dias\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmor de Días\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (Spanish for “love of days”) is the name of the until-now secret supergroup formed by Alasdair MacLean of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-clientele\"\u003eThe Clientele\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e and Lupe Núñez-Fernández of Pipas. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Over the course of three years, they quietly put together their debut record during evenings and weekends as they called in local friends (Louis Philippe) and visiting musicians (Damon and Naomi, Gary Olson) for sessions, building up the songs’ multifaceted arrangements and vocal harmonies with harps, bouzoukis, strings, recorders, and brass over the core of dual Spanish guitars and the dream imagery of their bilingual lyrics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The result is a focused, cohesive jewel of chamber pop that reflects a little of Gal Costa and Caetano Veloso’s elegant brand of bossa nova, a bit of Erik Satie’s haunting night music, and a large dose of spooky psychedelic folk. But the beautiful harmony that sings throughout the record makes it all their own. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e At times spare and empty, at times rich with instrumental texture, and at times jazz-tinged and hypnotic, \u003cem\u003eStreet of the Love of Days\u003c\/em\u003e rivals anything either Alasdair or Lupe has recorded before.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP includes a coupon for a full download.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"merge records","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":52739162800439,"sku":"MRG417lp","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Download","offer_id":52739162833207,"sku":"MRG417digital","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/3935\/3143\/files\/4bcbd43fd829c78cfac7279ad0218a3580f0449c_014c74d24770c3deab6b0272235fa3db1a15573f_medium_jpg.jpg?v=1785380158"},{"product_id":"amor-de-dias-the-house-at-sea","title":"Amor de Días - The House at Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/amor-de-dias\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmor de Días\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, the long-term collaboration between Alasdair MacLean (The Clientele) and Lupe Núñez-Fernández (Pipas), will release their sophomore album \u003ci\u003eThe House at Sea\u003c\/i\u003e on January 29, 2013.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e While their debut album \u003ci\u003eStreet of the Love of Days\u003c\/i\u003e took three years to make, \u003ci\u003eThe House at Sea\u003c\/i\u003e was recorded and mixed in only nine days. The fast pace of the sessions resulted in a rawer, more urgent album, featuring a rhythm section of James Hornsey and Howard Monk, both formerly of The Clientele.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe House at Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is a snapshot of a year’s songs written in London and Madrid. There are pop songs, delirious dream accounts, strange lyrical puzzles, and stories from the city and the suburbs. The theme of the sea threads its way throughout the record along with a gentle sense of drifting and departure, of being lost, of saudade—a sadness at lost things.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLP includes a coupon for a full download.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"merge records","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":52739181904183,"sku":"MRG467LP","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Download","offer_id":52739181838647,"sku":"MRG467digital","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/3935\/3143\/files\/862fd28dfeb025451b411d611bdb8d17c3ccd2c6_0a59eb51bb518896f43654abea8811dfbdb70fff_medium_jpg.jpg?v=1785380755"}],"url":"https:\/\/mergerecords.com\/collections\/amor-de-dias.oembed","provider":"Merge Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}