{"product_id":"rachael-lavelle-big-dreams","title":"RACHAEL LAVELLE - BIG DREAMS","description":"\u003cp\u003eDublin-born singer and composer\u003cstrong\u003e Rachael Lavelle\u003c\/strong\u003e’s debut album \u003cstrong\u003e‘Big Dreams’,\u003c\/strong\u003e released via her Rest Energy label, has quickly seen her become recognised as one of Ireland’s most exciting emerging talents. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIt’s seen the album receive a nomination for Ireland’s prestigious \u003cstrong\u003eChoice Music Prize Album of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e. Lavelle has also been tapped up to tour with breakthrough Irish trailblazers \u003cstrong\u003eLankum\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eCMAT, \u003c\/strong\u003eas a musical guest on \u003cstrong\u003eThe Adam Buxton Podcast Live\u003c\/strong\u003e, as well as taking part in the \u003cstrong\u003eSorcha Richardson\u003c\/strong\u003e curated ‘Imagining Ireland’ at The Barbican in London and National Concert Hall in Dublin alongside \u003cstrong\u003eSOAK, Ye Vagabonds\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAby Coulibaly \u003c\/strong\u003eand more. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Big Dreams’\u003c\/strong\u003e is an existential coming-of-age album that chronicles the journey of a young woman searching for direction and meaning in a very strange world. Inspired by sounds of everyday life and an intriguing obsession with YouTube self-help videos, the album explores romance, directionless-ness, ambition and the expectations of the unsatisfied digital native. \u003cstrong\u003e‘Big Dreams\u003c\/strong\u003e’ is an introspective journey that invites the listener to ask what it means to be alive in the 21st century. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFloating in a world that is at once full of irony and honesty, Rachael examines the essential things: sleeping, eating, work and the search for love, reimagining them in a dream-like musical landscape of luscious synths, manipulated vocals, cinematic sound design, strings, woodwind and electronic beats. A wry sense of humour peppered throughout is glued together by the iconic voice of Doireann Ní Bhriain, the voice of the Luas transport system in Dublin. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRecorded in various locations between Ireland and Portugal, the album is the result of years of experimentation and destruction. Written and produced by Lavelle, it was created alongside long-time collaborator, multi-instrumentalist and co-producer Ryan Hargadon (moondiver, Anna Mieke, Kojaque) and engineer and co-producer Alex Borwick (Niamh Regan, Inni-K).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the years prior to the release of her debut, Lavelle has also toured with the likes of \u003cstrong\u003eVillagers\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eAnna B Savage\u003c\/strong\u003e. She’s also collaborated with a wide range of artists including \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Broderick, Saint Sister\u003c\/strong\u003e and lent vocals to the aforementioned\u003cstrong\u003e Villagers’\u003c\/strong\u003e album ‘Fever Dream’ (via Domino Records).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"REST ENERGY","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":49896663155032,"sku":"TKM-13267","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":49896671969624,"sku":"TKM-13268","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4266\/0184\/files\/d4231c0ff12de90e668de21291a2ba8f.jpg?v=1725984793","url":"https:\/\/truckmusic.store\/products\/rachael-lavelle-big-dreams","provider":"Truck","version":"1.0","type":"link"}