{"product_id":"759656067331","title":"Tele Novella - Merlynn Belle - Import Cobalt Blue Vinyl LP Record","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTele Novella\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhentheyfirstdebutedinthefronthalfofthe2010s,AustinsTeleNovellawereawildnestofcreativeideascompetingforspaceinthemindoffrontwomanNatalieGordon.Categorically,theywerelooselytossedintotheindie\/psych-popbasket,buttheirunpredictablesongstructuresanderrantstrainsofTropicaliaandvintagecountrymadethemhardtoplace.Afterthe2016releaseoftheirfull-length,HouseofSouls,thebandslimmeddownfromaquartettothecoreduoofGordonandcollaboratorJasonChronis.Judgingfromthemorefocusedsoundtheypresentontheirnexteffort,itwastherightmovetomake.MerlynnBelleisthebandsfirstreleaseforKillRockStarsanddoublesdownontheirlonesomehonky-tonkelements,whichtheypairwithapeculiarblendofmelodicpopshiftsandafolksensethatseemscenturiesratherthandecadesold.Theduohighlightsthisnewdirectionwiththeirowntongue-in-cheekdescriptionasamedievaloutsidercountryband.ItsasgoodatermasanytodescribethestrangeminstrelsyofsongslikeItWontBeLongandOneLittlePearl,whereeccentricpsych-folkandspaghettiwesterncollidewiththeatricalstorytelling.GordonsclearliltingvoiceiswellsuitedtothisenvironmentwhichsheandChronispopulatewitheerieautoharptrills,vintageorgans,tambourines,andvibraphones,allmarinatedinbucketsofreverb.Arichpaletteofanalogatmosphericapermeatestherecord,mostdeeplyoncutslikeCrystalWitchandTechnicolorTown,whichscratchandbumpwithmysterioustextures,addingnewlayerstothequasi-mysticallyrics.Moresothanontheirfull-banddebut,the2021versionofTeleNovellabuildsauniqueworldwellsuitedtotheirtalents,thenmanagestolivewithinitforthedurationofthisalluringset.~TimothyMonger\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kill Rock Stars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53078948610337,"sku":"759656067331","price":3971.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/759656067331.jpg?v=1785056230","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/759656067331","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}