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After a self-imposed hiatus to start a family, she returned in 2007 with the glittering folk-disco of \u003ci\u003eOut of the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e, the starkly beautiful \u003ci\u003eLove and Its Opposite\u003c\/i\u003e in 2010, and her 2012 alternative holiday album, \u003ci\u003eTinsel and Lights\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tracey-thorn-love-and-its-opposite","title":"Tracey Thorn - Love and Its Opposite","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter pausing an 18-year career with partner Ben Watt in best-selling alt-pop duo Everything But The Girl (1982-2000), followed by a self-imposed hiatus to start a family, \u003cstrong\u003eTracey Thorn\u003c\/strong\u003e re-emerged in 2007 to a wave of critical acclaim with the glittering autobiographical folk-disco of \u003cem\u003eOut of the Woods\u003c\/em\u003e, her first solo album since 1982's indie classic \u003cem\u003eA Distant Shore\u003c\/em\u003e. Now she is back with another: the starkly beautiful \u003cem\u003eLove and Its Opposite\u003c\/em\u003e on Merge Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePartnering again with Berlin-based producer Ewan Pearson (who worked on much of Out of the Woods and more recently with Delphic), Tracey has created an album that is striking in its simplicity. Recorded in Berlin and London, and featuring guest contributions from Hot Chip's Al Doyle, The Invisible's Leo Taylor, Swedish singer-songwriter Jens Lekman, Nashville songwriter-drummer Cortney Tidwell, and Lost Valentinos' guitarist Jono Ma, \u003cem\u003eLove and Its Opposite\u003c\/em\u003e is steeped in a compassionate directness. 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The Andre Lodemann remix of \"Why Does The Wind?\" is one of my favourite deep house mixes of my songs, and WALLS brought a woozy dreaminess to the reflective \"Kentish Town.\" I love them all. A perfect companion piece to the original album.\" -Tracey Thorn\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"merge records","offers":[{"title":"Download","offer_id":52739169583415,"sku":"MRG438digital","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/3935\/3143\/files\/d9e620b358f55ff72e25030b63ec49f484be7ca9_3b25262ccbda5cf622f9a81367474c8948b3b5f1_medium_jpg.jpg?v=1785380386"},{"product_id":"tracey-thorn-why-does-the-wind-ep","title":"Tracey Thorn - Why Does the Wind? 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If my versions of my songs are often plain and direct, these mixes add question marks and blind alleys, and I like that. 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Resplendent in Ewan Pearson’s unashamedly glittering electro-pop production, \u003ci\u003eRecord\u003c\/i\u003e will be released on March 2, 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I think I’ve always written songs which chronicle the milestones of a woman’s life,” she says. “Different ages and stages, different realities not often discussed in pop lyrics. If 2010’s \u003ca href=\"\/products\/tracey-thorn-love-and-its-opposite\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove and Its Opposite\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e was my mid-life album—full of divorce and hormones—then this album represents that sense of liberation that comes in the aftermath, from embarking on a whole new ‘no fucks given’ phase of life.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn \u003ci\u003eRecord\u003c\/i\u003e, the synth-driven tracks arrive and leave with a punchy sub-three-minute directness. The album packs an eloquent punch. As ever, the personal has often been political in Tracey Thorn’s work. 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