{"product_id":"840401724705","title":"Black Box Recorder - England Made Me (2026 Edition) - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack Box Recorder\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWiththegentleacoustic-electricguitarmix,metronomicdrumbeats,andSarahNixey'slovelybreathyvocals,EnglandMadeMedoesnotseemonthesurfacetobeasardoniccommentonanything,butratheranexquisite,evenupbeat,bitofpop.Themoreonedigs,however,themoreoneunburies.BlackBoxRecorderareharshlycriticaloflifeinEngland,thebland,dullmundanenessofdailylivingaswellasthestalepoliticalworld,andtheirdebutalbumtouchesonissuesrangingfromteenagesexandsinglemotherstorepressivefamilylifeandwifeswapping.Suchtopicsareseeminglyimpossibletoweaveintolistenablepopmusic,butthesongsthatmulti-instrumentalistsLukeHainesandJohnMoorewritearecleanlystylizedinawaythatconcealstheraw-nervedlivestheircharactersexistinbutarealsoreflectiveoftheinternalizationofsuchrelentlessbarrenness.Externalappearancesoftenbeliethereality,thegnawingdiscomfortinthegut.Whereasyouwouldexpectasongcalled\"GirlSingingintheWreckage\"tobemalevolent,itisinsteadsweetlyaffecting,butalsoworld-wearyandreflective,makingitsoundlesscynicalthaninnocentlyawareoftheinconsistencyinwhichitexists.BlackBoxRecorderseeminglyapproachtheirsubjectswithoutjudgment;theband,though,doesnotshyawayfromcynicism.ManyofthesongsonEnglandMadeMeare,atleastlyrically,severe,nakedremindersofabloodlessexistence.Thetitlesongisafunereallament,andsongssuchas\"It'sOnlytheEndoftheWorld\"and\"HatedSunday\"aresad-sackgloomytunesthatarecapableofinspiringopenweepingintwoways--withtheirbasebleaknessandwiththebeautifullybrittlemusic.EvenwhenBlackBoxRecorderdoinjectabitofpopcheerfulnessintothemusic,itisseeminglydoneironically.Eachsongsoundssparsebecauseitisinfusedwithaspatialqualitythatsuggestsbeneathitallthereisonlyemptiness,andnothinggoodcomesfromemptiness.In\"ChildPsychology,\"Nixeyrepeatsthecouplet\"Lifeisunfair\/Killyourselforgetoverit\"likeamantra.OnegetsthefeelingthatthewayBlackBoxRecordergetoveritisthroughtheirmusic,whichcanmakeEnglandMadeMeasuffocatinglistenifexperiencedinmorethanshortspurts.~StantonSwihart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Girl Singing in the Wreckage\u003cbr\u003e2.England Made Me\u003cbr\u003e3.New Baby Boom\u003cbr\u003e4.It's Only the End of the World\u003cbr\u003e5.Ideal Home.\u003cbr\u003e6.Child Psychology\u003cbr\u003e7.I.C. One Female\u003cbr\u003e8.Up Town Top\u003cbr\u003e9.Swinging\u003cbr\u003e10.Kidnapping an Heiress\u003cbr\u003e11.Hated Sunday\u003cbr\u003e12.Girl Singing in the Wreckage\u003cbr\u003e13.England Made Me\u003cbr\u003e14.New Baby Boom\u003cbr\u003e15.It's Only the End of the World\u003cbr\u003e16.Ideal Home\u003cbr\u003e17.Child Psychology\u003cbr\u003e18.I.C. One Female\u003cbr\u003e19.Up Town Top\u003cbr\u003e20.Swinging\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chrysalis Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53462031728929,"sku":"840401724705","price":39329.0,"currency_code":"ARS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/840401724705.jpg?v=1788700670","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-ar\/products\/840401724705","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}