{"product_id":"bec-sykes-pepperpot-magic-vinyl-lp-record","title":"Bec Sykes - Pepperpot Magic - Vinyl LP Record","description":"\u003cp\u003eImpressed is proud to present Naarm\/Melbourne based alt-folk singer \u0026amp; songwriter Bec Sykes' debut studio album Pepperpot Magic on very limited edition vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePepperpot Magic seamlessly blending the intimate with the universal, the magic with the mundane as she traverses trauma, heartache and healing over a rich, and sometimes gritty backdrop of indie-folk slow jams. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album was recorded and produced by Robert Muiños at the Rat Shack in Naarm\/Melbourne and features Matt Dixon on pedal steel guitar, Ronan Nicholson on bass, Bradley Ellis on electric guitar and Sam Raines on drums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePepperpot Magic - named for a now-defunct fairy\/occult shop - departs from the sparse yearning of Sykes’ previous releases in favour of a more densely textured approach as she reclaims her power after leaving her Christian upbringing and a relationship behind. It’s singer-songwriter music at its core, with many of the songs set, and all of them penned, in suburban Naarm\/Melbourne - with Bec Sykes’ warm, honeyed vocals right up front and the band’s restrained arrangements subtly but powerfully building the world of each song.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis was on of Impressed's discoveries of 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExploring themes of anxiety (Do You Dream In Colour, Joan of Arc), recovery and being open (Sculpture, Paint The House Grey), feeling uneasy in romantic relationships, (Last To Know, I Know What You Like), lovesick frustration (Joshua, Caroline, Crow Song) and religious and family trauma (Marlene, Six), the album is underpinned by a reclamation of power after leaving both a relationship Sykes asserts “wasn’t right for me”, and her Christian upbringing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Pepperpot Magic is all the things I've been too afraid to say out loud that I've instead poured into these songs. It contains all the feelings I can't put into words. I wrote the songs when I was going through the worst anxiety of my life, and they were all written as a self-soothing mechanism.” - Bec Sykes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A dreamy, achingly tender alt-folk triumph.\" - Atwood Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePressed on limited edition marbled random regrind vinyl - each one is completely unique, though mostly teal\/blue\/purple - with an individually numbered obi strip. Strictly limited to 100 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Impressed Recordings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52546982150428,"sku":"BESYPEMA7809","price":54.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/6066\/8345\/files\/bec-sykes-pepperpot-magic-vinyl-lp-record-9230022.png?v=1752583371","url":"https:\/\/bondirecords.com\/products\/bec-sykes-pepperpot-magic-vinyl-lp-record","provider":"Bondi Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}