Ginkgo - Clear Vinyl with Baby Blue and Baby Pink Splatter LP
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Clear Vinyl with Baby Blue and Baby Pink Splatter
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Catalog Number: 316341
Color: Clear
Format: LP
UPC: 0067003163415
Second album proper from Nottingham legends Panchiko, taking cues from Radiohead yet maintaining their own unique sound and perspectives. Certainly one to discover, and enjoy, in 2025.
It took four years for Panchiko's legions of dedicated fans to find the people behind
the music as millions of curious listeners were swaying to the band's adolescent
creations. Upon discovering their own virality, the band reformed with original
members Andy Wright (keyboardist and producer), Owain Davies (vocalist and
guitarist), and Shaun Ferreday (bassist) alongside new members Robert Harris
(guitarist) and John Schofield (drummer), toured the world and wrote, recorded, and
released their first album in 20+ years, 2023's Failed At Maths. But after the thrill of
the whirlwind came a new question. What comes next when your dreams come true?
The answer is Ginkgo, a 13-track project that finds the band making some of their
most introspective, cinematic, and moving music yet. "The whole production has gone
up ten-fold," says Wright of the new album." Standout track "Shandy in the Graveyard"
feat. rapper billy woods sees the band channeling their youth and tapping into the
typical audience at Panchiko shows. That youthful spirit can be felt in the song's sonic
world, as its production genre-shifts between trip hop and orchestral folk, creating a
fresh juxtaposition of soundscapes. The same wrenching honesty that attracted
legions of fans to their teenage demos is the same truthful ethos that keeps them
listening to new material like title track, "Ginkgo." On it, Davies sings "You command
the leaves to fall/ The Ginkgo bends at will." A rumination on the limits of control,
collaboration, and fate, the song is an apt meditation for a band whose resurgence
came about through a mix of luck, artistry, and then clear-eyed energy.