Martina Topley-Bird - Forever I Wait (LP)
- Artist:
- Martina Topley-Bird
- Title:
- Forever I Wait
- Label:
- Not On Label (Martina Topley-Bird Self-released)
- Catalog#:
- MTB001X
- Format:
- 1 x Vinyl LP, Album, Stereo
- Country:
- UK
- Released:
- 18 Jan 2022
- Media Condition:
- Mint (M)
- Sleeve Condition:
- Mint (M)
- Comments:
- Brand New And Factory Sealed. Save On Shipping By Combining Two Or More Items.
- Stock Images:
- Images are stock images, actual item may differ.
Forever I Wait is a fitting title for Martina Topley-Bird's first album in over a decade and only her third full-length of original material, as 2010's Some Place Simple mainly consisted of stripped-down reworks of songs from her first two records. This album represents a total shift in Topley-Bird's creative process and work methods.
It's her first record to be self-produced and self-released and it came together over several periods in her life, as she moved from her native London to the United States and eventually relocated to Spain. Contributors to the album include Massive Attack co-founder Robert del Naja, Deep Dish collaborator Richard Morel, Baltimore-based IDM artist Benjamin Boeldt (Adventure) and Swedish producer Christoffer Berg, who previously worked on albums by Fever Ray and Depeche Mode.
None of her collaborators dominate the sound of the album, however. Topley-Bird's music is still a beguiling mixture of brooding electronic rock and heartfelt, vulnerable lyricism and more so than ever, Forever I Wait feels directly drawn from her own perspective. On opener Pure Heart, she sings about her desire for a fresh start, referring to herself as a lost artist.
The majority of the album was written and recorded before the sudden death of her daughter in 2019, so it isn't a direct reaction to the tragedy, unlike former partner Tricky's cathartic 2020 effort Fall to Pieces. As it stands, Forever I Wait is an emotionally varied work that takes all aspects of life into account and strives toward a peaceful resolution.
A1 | Pure Heart | 4:12 |
A2 | Wanted | 4:34 |
A3 | Hunt | 4:13 |
A4 | Weasel | 3:36 |
A5 | Wyman | 2:48 |
A6 | Love | 3:34 |
B1 | Game | 3:06 |
B2 | Free | 4:01 |
B3 | Blood | 4:18 |
B4 | Sand | 4:30 |
B5 | Rain | 4:35 |
Genre | Electronic, Funk / Soul, Trip Hop, Downtempo |
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