LIMITED EDITION LAMPLIGHT YELLOW VINYL
Release Date: 25th October 2024
"For fans of Daniel Johnston, Jon Brion, Lomelda, Sidney Gish, Frankie Cosmos, Babehoven. Fourth studio album from singer-songwriter Anna McClellan. From Omaha, NE, currently living in Los Angeles, CA. Previous releases include 2020's I Saw First Light and 2018's Yes and No. Anna McClellan’s childhood summers were spent in front of the TV, cementing a love of narrative that would later reveal itself through songwriting. By seventeen, Anna was performing original songs in her hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. Her debut album, Fire Flames, garnered attention and earned her an opening slot on a Frankie Cosmos tour, setting the stage for her subsequently adored albums, 2018's Yes and No and | saw first light, released in late 2020. Now, with her forthcoming fourth album Electric Bouquet, out October 25, 2024 via Father/Daughter Records, McClellan crafts a musical journey that unfolds like one of her cherished television series. Each track is an episode, chronicling the past four years of her life - navigating a career change, a cross-country move, and relationships gone sour. Electric Bouquet is a narrative tour de force showcasing McClellan's remarkable ability to transform life's myriad of messy experiences into captivating musical stories. While writing the album, Anna attended trade school, apprenticing to become an electrician to escape the service industry grind and secure a foundational career alongside music. Eager to break free from Omaha, she decided to take her newfound electrical skills to pursue a career in the film industry in Los Angeles, CA where she’s now based. Recorded in multiple sessions in Baltimore, MD and Omaha and co-produced with long-time collaborator Ryan McKeever and Another Recording Company Studios engineer Adam Roberts, Electric Bouquet shifts seamlessly between piano-driven melodies and guitar-anchored anthems, each song a miniature universe slowly opening unto itself. Press quotes- “Whether she’s barrelling down an interstate or outgrowing a lover, McClellan’s music captures the thrill of changing emotions.” PITCHFORK // “McClellan's songs are stunning, transporting listeners into her dazzling world, clutching at every melodic shift and heartbreaking beauty.” POST-TRASH"
