Break (album) by Alan Lauris
Alan Lauris' 3rd full album 'Break' is all about breaking free. It's Alan's most personal album untill now, with 10 songs about release, loss, and finding purpose. Melodic pianopop with some guitars, but also classical elements and electronics.
'Break' on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3pnqOEmwwXP7hiiIebb97V
Writteninmusic:
Break is een intrigerend en mooi album dat je onverwacht bij de kladden kan pakken. Verrassend onverwacht, verrassend mooi.
Indie dock:
'Song after song, the track list of the album 'Break' flows and these songs are beautifully framed in a stylistic eclecticism such as new wave or folk pop, giving incredible aesthetic pleasure.'
Obscuresound:
'Break is a stirring, introspective success from Alan Lauris.'
Extravafrench:
'"Break" (...) is a sensory experience, an introspective journey where Alan Lauris invites us to explore our own wounds, to embrace them, and ultimately, to transcend them. A rare, intimate, and powerful record, capable of resonating long after the final note of I Read You Wrong has faded. It took Alan Lauris thirty years to achieve this result. Listening to it, one feels it was well worth the wait.'
Mesmerized:
'It’s a snapshot of existence, a series of introspective fragments of life lived, conserved forever within their musical livery. Oscillating between melancholia and hope, the record packs ten stunning pieces, all showcasing a certain amount of vintage flavourings'.
Mania:
'Hangend ergens tussen John Howard en Depeche Mode, is dit een leuke collectie electro pop songs, waar de accenten van cello, trompet en koortjes het zeer aantrekkelijk maken.'
Tracklist
| 1. | I dream of you in black and white | 4:59 |
| 2. | The pages are missing | 3:13 |
| 3. | The songs | 5:17 |
| 4. | What good would that do | 3:59 |
| 5. | Parades | 3:39 |
| 6. | Get out the way | 3:33 |
| 7. | Break | 3:40 |
| 8. | When I lose my grip | 4:30 |
| 9. | The defence | 4:33 |
| 10. | I read you wrong | 5:31 |
Credits
Music written by Alan Lauris.
Lyrics written by John Coughan (dream of you in black and white, The pages are missing, What good would that do, I read you wrong); Brian Lo Sin Sjoe (Get out the way); Annemarie van Harten/Alan Lauris (Break, The defence); Alan Lauris (The songs, Parades, When I lose my grip).
Performed and programmed by Alan Lauris.
Additional musicians: Leo Sienot – guitars on all tracks; Jan Pardon – electric bass on The songs, What good would that do, Get out the way, Break, When I lose my grip, The defence, I read you wrong; Joe Giddey – cello on I dream of you in black and white, The songs, Get out the way, When I lose my grip; William Rowley - trumpet on The songs; Danibal – jewharp on Break; Nick Trepka – electric bass on I read you wrong; Sarah Malpass – vocals on What good would that do, I read you wrong; Wendy Elisabeth – vocals on I read you wrong; Suzanna Brouwers – vocals on Break.
Arranged, produced and recorded by Alan Lauris, Utrecht, NL.
Co-produced, recorded and mixed by Nick Trepka, Brighton, UK.
Mastered by Wessel Oltheten, Boxtel, NL.
Portrait photography by Manon Hoogeboom.
Artwork design by Rens Dekker.
