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Warsaw 480km - LP - Cherry Red
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09/19/2025
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Limited to 500 copies
Limited to 500 copies. UPC: 0792105762913 Warsaw 480km is the debut LP from Irish/Portuguese quintet pot-pot , who infuse the propulsive grooves of krautrock with a phosphorescent psych-rock radiance, all underscored by harmonium drones, hypnotic male-female vocal harmonies, and deep layers of rough-hewn texture. Evolved primarily from demos by multi-instrumentalist and lead vocalist Mark Waldron-Hyden during a period of grief and personal upheaval, the album came to life through a series of live, full-band studio sessions that document an exceptional array of talents, unified in an embrace of raw catharsis with a sweetly sinister edge. A defining element of Warsaw 480km is its impressive range of influences and atmospheric topographies. As Waldron-Hyden describes, " I wrote the first batch of songs while not really living in one place, so I think they have a kind of transient feel to them - developing them with the band helped me process an era in which I was emotionally freewheeling, so they remind me equally of the beautiful experience we shared as a creative unit and the difficult times that inspired them." Lead single,"WRSW", exemplifies this complexity, as its rugged rhythmic backbone carries tremolo guitars, woozy harmonium, and a half-spoken, Lou Reed-indebted vocal line in which the verse and chorus beautifully blur together. For fans of Lewsberg, Spacemen 3, Spiritualized, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Velvet Underground, The Oh Sees, Ty Segall, Ura...