{"product_id":"life-abstract-natural","title":"LIFE - ABSTRACT\/NATURAL","description":"\u003cp\u003eDue for release \u003cstrong\u003e19th June 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e via Launchpad+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD \/ Std Wild Green LP \/ Limited Dinked Edition No. 394 LP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDinked Edition features:\u003cbr\u003eBlue, green \u0026amp; yellow splatter vinyl\u003cbr\u003eAlternative artwork outer sleeve\u003cbr\u003eBand photograph\u003cbr\u003ePrinted insert\u003cbr\u003eLimited pressing of 500\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eProudly independent and deeply rooted in community, LIFE are a tightly-bonded collective whose creative world has always extended far beyond their music. On \u003ci\u003eABSTRACT \/ NATURAL\u003c\/i\u003e, that world expands further still. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLead single ‘The Dollywaggon’ stands as a compelling entry point to the record as a whole. Built on razor-sharp guitars, swirling synths and lightning-quick, surgically precise drumming, the track finds frontman Mez Sanders-Green delivering near stream-of-consciousness reflections from a protagonist caught between escape and self-reckoning (“\u003ci\u003eI never wanted to leave myself, but I’m leaving now\u003c\/i\u003e”), and driven by a restless sense of adventure: “\u003ci\u003ethe placard reads right to roam, and the boy is roaming\u003c\/i\u003e”. Written while Mez was walking the 193-mile UK coast-to-coast route, the song traces a physical and emotional journey from the West Coast, over the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales, across the moors and finally home to the East Coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThat sense of movement runs throughout \u003ci\u003eABSTRACT \/ NATURAL\u003c\/i\u003e. Characters rooted in folklore and landscape sit alongside reflections on fatherhood, freedom and personal evolution, forming a body of work that feels both intimate and outward-looking. The album began life not in a rehearsal room, but on the pages of a poetry book frontman Mez has been writing; a collection of musings on landscape, nature, love, acceptance and letting go. Hearing melodies embedded in his words, Mez began presenting fragments to the band as “\u003ci\u003ewonky lullabies\u003c\/i\u003e”, turning hills, ridges and landmarks into characters: Hen Comb, Pavey Arc, Sergeant Man, The Grey Friar and The Dollywaggon. From there, bandmates Stewart Baxter, Lydia Palmeira and Mick Sanders shaped the music around these narratives, instinctively weaving them into vivid arrangements that collectively present a fully-realised universe. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eProduced by Stewart Baxter and Oliver Varga, mixed by James Kenosha and mastered by Stephen Kerrison, \u003ci\u003eABSTRACT \/ NATURAL\u003c\/i\u003e was recorded at LIFE’s own studio in Hull (The Moon Factory); a space the band built themselves on the banks of the river and now run as a creative hub for emerging Northern artists. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe result is LIFE's mose expansie and experimental work to date: story-rich, exploratory and beautifully rooted in a sense of place. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWild Grasses\u003cbr\u003eThe Dollywagon\u003cbr\u003eTurning In\u003cbr\u003eThistles Kiss\u003cbr\u003eMermaid Feet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMy Yan\u003cbr\u003eDrining Games\u003cbr\u003eSun In Nancy\u003cbr\u003eBuried Giant\u003cbr\u003eMorning Fog\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNI","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":45256113422473,"sku":"LPLUS074f","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Std LP","offer_id":45256113455241,"sku":"LPLUS074d","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ltd Dinked Edition No. 394 LP","offer_id":45256113488009,"sku":"LPLUS074e","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/1623\/8217\/files\/394_MAIN_A.jpg?v=1771261762","url":"https:\/\/davids-music.co.uk\/products\/life-abstract-natural","provider":"David's Music LGC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}