Mandrake Handshake Announce Debut Album and share ‘The Change and the Changing’.
Oozing with psychedelic charm, the London/Oxford Collective announce their long-awaited debut LP ‘Earth-Sized Worlds’. With four years, multiple tours, and two critically acclaimed EPs under their belts, it’s fair to say Mandrake Handshake have perfected their wacky but wistful sound – a sound that is ever so prominent on latest cut, ‘The Change and the Changing’.
Sitting at just over 5 minutes, Mandrake Handshake work to make the most of every second filling the track with luscious backup vocals, polyrhythmic drumming, twinkly synths and breezy guitar that sit below an unassuming yet simply gorgeous vocal performance from Trinity Oksana.
On the track, Trinity says “The lyrics were inspired by a solo trip to Edinburgh during a transitory period of my life. They are a reflection on returning to Self after being changed by the Other, on connecting with the ultimate autonomy of the Self as a form of empowerment beyond relational turbulence, and a testament to the healing power of nature. My words found their musical home in the classics of Musica Popular Brasileira and is a love letter to the greats of that period.”
Their debut album “Earth-Sized Worlds” is much of the same, a left-field masterclass that arrives on February 21st the week before they play their biggest London headline to date at Number 90, Hackney Wick.
Photo by Jeanie Jean
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