Description: Aaron Frazer Into The Blue (Frosted Coke Bottle Clear) Records & LPs New Item Description "Into The Blue is the clearest portrait of who I am as an artist. Its me through and through," says multi-instrumentalist Aaron Frazer. A daring blend of soul, psychedelia, spaghetti western, disco, gospel and hip-hop, Into the Blue represents the impressive range of Frazers sonic talents. Frazer maintains the unmistakable falsetto and classic songwriting hes known for, but plants Into the Blue firmly in the now with a hip-hop mentality at its core, weaving together genres and production techniques to form something new. Into The Blue was conceived, like so many classic records, out of actual heartbreak. Frazer moved cross-country from Brooklyn to Los Angeles and embarked on a journey that’s reflected in the albums themes of grief, loneliness, and searching for healing. "Into The Blue really means heading into the unknown. That has been the last year of my life and Im still in the blue," Frazer explains. "But there are also songs here that celebrate love and the giddiness of a new relationship and all that. Thats part of a breakup to me, processing the whole thing, remembering the things that were right as much as the things that were wrong." Frazer wrote on every track and played several live instruments on the album. The title track, "Into The Blue", is a haunting, resolute anthem, combining cinematic strings and tough-as-nails breakbeats as Frazer heads west. "Here I go, to a place where the broken heart knows," he sings. "Its all I can do. Back into the blue." "Payback" is an explosive dancefloor heater, featuring shimmering tambourines and driving bass lines. Northern soul drums meet snarling fuzz guitar, hurdling towards its epic conclusion. The album features moments of towering arrangements, recalling David Axelrod and Ennio Merricone, balanced by rawness, incorporating iPhone recordings and one-take vocals. For Into the Blue, Frazer enlisted Grammy-winner Alex Goose as co-producer, known for his crate-digging samples and collaborations with hip-hop artists like Freddie Gibbs, Madlib and Brockhampton. Frazer also experimented with samples for the first time on a record, drawing from unexpected sources like 90s R&B group Hi-Five. Though Into the Blue is born out of heartbreak, Frazer hopes it leaves listeners with a sense of optimism. "You know, you can still laugh on a day when you’re grieving," he says, "theres no peaks without valleys," he says, but Into The Blue sees Aaron Frazer at new heights. Released: 06/28/2024 UPC: 656605162034 Format: Vinyl Label: Dead Oceans Genre: Rock
Price: 23.09 USD
Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
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Release Title: Into The Blue (Frosted Coke Bottle Clear)
Artist: Aaron Frazer
Format: Vinyl