{"id":745,"date":"2016-10-21T15:52:48","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T15:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.provenancerecords.com\/?p=745"},"modified":"2021-01-31T05:27:40","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T05:27:40","slug":"pr007-lovely-head-always","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stuartbuchanan.com\/archives\/2016\/10\/21\/pr007-lovely-head-always\/","title":{"rendered":"PR007: Lovely Head &#8211; Always"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Six-track experimental pop EP from Sydney producer, ex-No Art guitarist and writer Vivian Huynh.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[dotted1]<\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/286481470&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>[dotted1]<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018Cinematic sparseness carried by a solid undercurrent of apocalyptic minimalism\u2026\u2019<\/em> \u2013 whothehell.net<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018Superb dark electro-pop from Lovely Head\u2026Hissing sci-fi beats, sparse guitar and ethereal vocals conjure up a disorientating, blissful sonic brew.\u2019<\/em> \u2013 Bandcamp Hunter<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018The more stripped back framework creates an even more powerful encounter.\u2019<\/em> \u2013 Polaroids of Androids<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018It\u2019s very sparse stuff, with diaphanous vocals and repetitive guitar lines over tentative drum machine. That just those few thin elements can hold our attention so wholly is testament to Huynh\u2019s prowling delivery, which mingles shades of post-punk and shoegaze with a certain slow-burn pop mystique.\u2019<\/em> \u2013 Mess &amp; Noise<\/p>\n<p>[dotted1]<\/p>\n<p>Sydney solo artist\u00a0<strong>Lovely Head<\/strong>\u00a0returns for her first release on\u00a0<strong>Provenance<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; the six-track experimental pop EP\u00a0<em>Always<\/em>.\u00a0 Exploring themes of tension, distance and lust,\u00a0<em>Always<\/em>\u00a0is a terse combination of desert guitar, misshapen beats and quiet longing.<\/p>\n<p>The solo project of writer, singer, and producer\u00a0<strong>Vivian Huynh<\/strong>\u00a0(formerly of Sydney three-piece\u00a0<strong>No Art<\/strong>), Lovely Head most recently collaborated with\u00a0<strong>Pendant<\/strong>\u00a0for the\u00a0<em>Pink<\/em>\u00a0EP, which received support from\u00a0 <strong>tripleJ<\/strong>,\u00a0 <strong>FBi<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>2SER<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Pilerats<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Purple Sneakers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As a writer, Vivian\u2019s recent work &#8211; exploring the dichotomy between her teenage love of \u201cwhite male\u201d indie music and the cultural expectations of her Vietnamese parents &#8211; was commissioned by the\u00a0<strong>Tempered Journal<\/strong>\u00a0and republished by\u00a0<strong>The Guardian<\/strong>. Her work has also appeared in\u00a0<strong>Sydney Morning Herald<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>The Thousands<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Concrete Playground<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>The Brag<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Growing up in Minchinbury, near Mount Druitt in Sydney\u2019s outer west, family is a key focus for the EP, with half of the EP written while Vivian was coping with major loss in her life, and the rest completed as the fog cleared.\u00a0 Indeed, the title\u00a0<em>Always<\/em>\u00a0refers to wishing for the idea of \u2018forever\u2019, but knowing there&#8217;s no such thing.<\/p>\n<p>For\u00a0<em>Always<\/em>, Lovely Head has continued with a minimal approach to her music, consciously looking for ways to remove elements from a song as it\u2019s being written, to let it breathe properly, without fuss. Early riffs for the EP started life on a creaky &#8217;80s Yamaha keyboard, one that Vivian\u2019s uncle left behind when he moved out of the family home. The music was also mainly written and recorded in dining rooms, because &#8211; as Vivian notes &#8211; \u201cit&#8217;s warmer there and the light is nicer\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Always<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u00a0is out now on digital and super-limited\u00a0<\/strong><strong>lathe cut 1<\/strong><strong>0\u201d vinyl,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>shipped with full-colour sleeve print.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[dotted1]<\/p>\n<p>[highlight color=&#8221;silver&#8221;]TRACKLISTING[\/highlight]<br \/>\n1. Where You Go<br \/>\n2. Show Up<br \/>\n3. Heartbreaks<br \/>\n4. Maybe This<br \/>\n5. Do You Want Me<br \/>\n6. 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