{"product_id":"blackbird-mantra-2-am","title":"Blackbird Mantra - 2 AM","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrange Vinyl Edition limited to 100 copies. Both editions come with printed Innersleeve.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"LEFT\"\u003eSix years after their 2020 debut album \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHigh And Dry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBlackbird Mantra\u003c\/strong\u003e are back with their second LP, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2 AM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. On this album, the Hamburg-based quartet builds on their groovy sound—a blend of garage and psych rock—while remaining open to experimentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"LEFT\"\u003eWhat’s happened since then? Well, just life, really. New relationships, family events, a pandemic, wars, crises, Web 4.0 with all its utopian promises and dystopian realities, the pressure to earn more and more money just to survive in the big city, and the uneasy feeling that there’s less and less time left for creative projects alongside day jobs. Enough topics to keep you up at night. And to transform the constant whirlwind of thoughts into creative energy. Instead of recording the songs all at once, \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Gradl (bass), Timo Grimm (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Thies Lingner (lead guitar), and Helge Schritt\u003c\/strong\u003e opted for a different approach this time. The album took shape piece by piece in a back-and-forth between songwriting sessions in the rehearsal space and the adjacent Elbdeich Studio in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg. Recorded by\u003cstrong\u003e Velvet Bein\u003c\/strong\u003e, the result is a mosaic of nine very diverse songs that ultimately coalesce into an organic whole. Compared to the sprawling tracks on \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eHigh And Dry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, many of the tracks on \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e2 AM\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e sound more compact, condensed, and rich in contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"LEFT\"\u003eThe musical spectrum ranges from driving garage rock tracks like \u003cstrong\u003e“Bright Morning”\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e“Neon Lights”\u003c\/strong\u003e to psychedelic instrumentals and experiments with breakbeats, Irish bouzouki on \u003cstrong\u003e“Indivisible\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and Latin rhythms on “\u003cstrong\u003e2 AM”.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"LEFT\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D5IdbfkCb2I?si=1SVBL4knE4tc9sCU\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackbird Mantra","offers":[{"title":"12\" Orange Vinyl LP","offer_id":53303033889096,"sku":"LPSR100LPCL1","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"12\" Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":53303033921864,"sku":"LPSR100LP","price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/6599\/2349\/files\/Vinyl_BBM_2_AM_Orange_sq.png?v=1781612465","url":"https:\/\/lapochettesurprise.de\/products\/blackbird-mantra-2-am","provider":"La Pochette Surprise Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}