LA-based musician Marina Allen’s spectacular debut proper, and follow up to last years acclaimed 18 minute mini-opus, ‘Candlepower’. ‘Centrifics’ is a joyful collection of observations and questions about the self, the world, and how they interact. Awe-inspiring reflections accompany mesmerizing melodies while Allen’s extraordinary range and depth of singing showcases a wide array of influences from Karen Carpenter to Karen Dalton, from Joanna Newsom to Fiona Apple, from Cate Le Bon to Waxahatchee, via Meredith Monk and the New York avant-garde. Produced, engineered and mixed by Chris Cohen. Co-engineered by Jonny Kosmo. “A songwriter of rare skill and intensity†Clash “Exquisite melodies and cool, pure, dreamy delivery" Mojo “Intensely personal and widely universal†Paste Side A A1 Celadon A2 Getting Better A3 Or Else A4 Smoke Bush A5 Superreality Side B B1 New Song Rising B2 Halfway Home B3 My Stranger B4 Foul Weather Jacket Drawing B5 Gardiner's Island
