Name: Soft Landing
Brand: Sandro Perri

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CST148lp

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Colour

Black

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Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

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Format detail

180 Gram Vinyl

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2019-09-06

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Secre­tly

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

666561014810

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

CST148cd

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666561014827

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Sandro Perri

Genre US

Post Rock

Label US

Constellation

Electronic and rock musician from Toronto, Canada. Sandro Perri is best known for his work as Polmo Polpo, which debuted in 1999. He also played lap steel for Great Lake Swimmers.

Sandro Perri's unique blend of electronic and rock music has captivated audiences worldwide. With his debut as Polmo Polpo in 1999, he quickly gained recognition for his innovative soundscapes and mesmerizing melodies. As a lap steel player for Great Lake Swimmers, Perri showcased his versatility and musical prowess.

Inspired by artists such as Eric Chenaux, Steve Gunn, and Arthur Russell, Sandro Perri pushes the boundaries of genre conventions. His music resonates with fans who appreciate the experimental yet accessible nature of his compositions. Whether you're a fan of Cass McCombs' storytelling or Cate Le Bon's artistry, Sandro Perri's music offers a captivating journey through sonic landscapes.

It took seven years for Sandro Perri to return with an album under his own name, releasing In Another Life ("his outsider pop masterpiece" - Exclaim) in the fall of 2018, as the much-anticipated follow-up to his acclaimed full-length Impossible Spaces (#38 album of 2011 at Pitchfork, among other accolades). But the Perri floodgates have now well and truly opened: the flow of sparkling, eddying music he’s been meticulously doling out of late (including two recent volumes of collaborative avant-electronic work with his Off World project) charts another vital, rejuvenating tributary with Soft Landing. Rounding up songs he’s been toying with for the better part of the last decade, Perri enters his third decade of music-making with this lovely, langourous collection of subtly detailed soft rock - his most guitar-based album since 2007’s Tiny Mirrors. Rightly celebrated as "one of the most singular producers in contemporary music" (Boomkat) for his widely varied electronic work, Perri’s foundations as a guitarist have always factored into his ‘solo’ albums in one form or another. On Soft Landing, Perri’s guitar is at the calm and expressively rambling heart of these tunes - while his recording and mixing acumen as a (self) producer is, as always, on brilliant display. "God Blessed The Fool" is a splendid stroke of sultry slow-burn soul that finds Sandro busting out his sweet falsetto; "Wrong About The Rain" channels only the choicest tropes of syncopated 70s-era soft-rock, with Perri weaving ornate guitar licks around a succulent interplay of clavinet and trap kit, resulting in one of the most immediately satisfying tunes he’s ever put to tape - high praise for someone with such a stellar catalogue to date, but we’re confident fans will agree. And as with last year’s In Another Life (which comprised two album-length sides of ‘infinite song’), Soft Landing includes the 16-minute track "Time (You Got Me)", an enchanted mid-tempo excursion anchored by a gently sliding guitar riff and a serene vocal singing a wistfully acquiescent love letter to the fourth dimension. Paced by congas, shakers, claves, impressionistic piano and even the occasional wind chime, Perri wraps up his final vocal refrain by the song’s fifth minute and then steers the instrumental theme down a long and winding road in his inimitable style - like a stroll along a country lane where every glint of dappled sunlight catches another rustling, animate micro-detail. Thanks for listening.

Soft Landing

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