LABEL: Sub Pop CAT NO: SP1442 BARCODE: 0098787144208 Tracklisting: 01. Rare to Wake02. A Thread to Find03. Sure04. Shores05. Awaken and Allow06. Geist07. Untitled08. Late Night09. Times Arrow10. July SHANNON LAY Geist LP Limited Edition Sun Yellow Vinyl(Initial pressing only for this colour) Geist feels like a window or a mirror into possibilities of the self and beyond. Shannon Lays new album is tender intensity, placeless and ethereal. It exists in the chasms of the present a world populated by shadow selves, spiritual awakenings, dj vu, and past lives. Something sleeps inside us, Lay insists on the opening track, and thats the guiding philosophy throughout. A winding, golden, delicate thread of intuition that explores the unknown, the possibility. Its title, Geist, the German word for spirit, is rife with an otherworldly presence, the suggestion of another. The promise that you are never alone. Lay tracked vocals and guitar at Jarvis Tavinere of Woodss studio, then sent the songs out to multi-instrumentalists Ben Boye (Bonnie Prince Billy, Ty Segall) in Los Angeles and Devin Hoff (Sharon Van Etten, Cibo Matto) in New York; trusting their musical instincts and intuition. She then sent those recordings to Sofia Arreguin (Wand) and Aaron Otheim (Heatwarmer, Mega Bog) for additional keys, while Ty Segall contributed a guitar solo on Shores. As a whole, Geist is both esoteric and accessible. Songs range from a concise, pared-back cover of Syd Barretts tilt-a-whirl-esque Late Night, to the meditative Dune-inspired Rare to Wake, to the mostly a-cappella Awaken and Allow, which channels Lays deep Irish roots, a moment of reflection, before a drop happens its intensity mirroring the anticipation and anxiety that come with taking the first step to accepting change for yourself. And the title track Geist, a song about the power living in all of us, is a love song to the possibility of healing, an ode to falling into the arms of what youre becoming. Its a glimpse into the parts of yourself you have yet to meet. But you can, if you want to. See below for tracklisting