{"product_id":"gichard-chins-for-lefty","title":"Gichard - Chins For Lefty","description":"\u003cp\u003eGichard\u003cbr\u003eChins For Lefty\u003cbr\u003e2026 Night School\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eChins For Lefty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the debut album and first recording by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGichard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a new duo chronicling the absurdities of end-stage capitalism and moldering social rituals from their vantage point in Glasgow, Scotland. Recorded primarily in the band's home studio straight to tape, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eChins For Lefty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e combines gorgeous, ramshackle melody, DIY kosmische punk, drum machine and synth and, in vocalist\/lyricist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa Jones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an absurdist commentator on the human condition as it navigates the anxieties of the modern world. Instrumentalist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eChas Lalli\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's swirling music accompaniment stitches an evocative mix of musical styles, the ragged wind beneath the lyrics' wings. Although the duo first collaborated in their previous group \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDragged Up\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, their disparate musical and artistic backgrounds make for an alluring mix in Gichard. Lalli has spent the last 20 years in the Glasgow underground, most notably in the noise rock group \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eVOM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, while Lisa Jones's practice was in poetry and spoken word. Beginning as co vocalist in her previous band, in Gichard her lyrics are center stage; the vision concocted alongside Lalli amounts to a total world-build. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eChins For Lefty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e scans almost like a novel, with each track elucidating a skewed universe that bears only some resemblance to the one you partake in. Like all works of fiction Gichard's songs are rooted in reality and the lived experiences of its authors, but here characters are exaggerated, social mores and habits are pulled apart to reveal their inherent alienness. Universal emotions are laid bare, the bright light of anxious examination searching out every hairline fracture in relationships. Distorted and cracked, the mirror that Gichard hold up to the world is also pretty damn funny.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wyrd Byrd","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":48526840004830,"sku":null,"price":29.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/4930\/3006\/files\/LSSN107LP_CU.jpg?v=1785440265","url":"https:\/\/wyrdbyrdypsi.com\/products\/gichard-chins-for-lefty","provider":"Wyrd Byrd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}