{"product_id":"anna-mcluckie-the-little-winters-vinyl-lp-purple-colour-due-out-24-04-26","title":"Anna McLuckie The Little Winters Vinyl LP Purple Colour 2026","description":"\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnna McLuckie - The Little Winters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#800080\"\u003ePurple\u003c\/span\u003e Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003col\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eBlackberry Love \u003c\/li\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eBitten Winter Skin \u003c\/li\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eWinterlude \u003c\/li\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eJay Bird \u003c\/li\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eA Man With No Tide \u003c\/li\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eNew Northern Lullaby \u003c\/li\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eMister God \u003c\/li\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eI Promise To Linger\u003c\/li\u003e \t\u003cli\u003eThe Dark Island\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e  \u003cp\u003ehe title refers to an American term describing late frosts that arrive during\u003cbr\u003e springtime - brief returns of winter that traditionally help farmers predict planting\u003cbr\u003e cycles. These moments are marked by the blooming of five plants - Redbud,\u003cbr\u003e Dogwood, Locust, Blackberry and Britches - natural indicators that thread their way\u003cbr\u003e through the record.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten during a period of transition, The Little Winters emerged as Anna relocated\u003cbr\u003e from Manchester to London, stirring an unexpected and profound homesickness for\u003cbr\u003e Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Having left Scotland at seventeen, it surprised me that a whole decade later I\u003cbr\u003e suddenly started to feel this loss of place hit me with force. I realised that in uprooting\u003cbr\u003e myself I had discovered a neglected, detached root which was looking for new soil.\"\u003cbr\u003e Across the album, the songs trace a journey: charting fond farewells to Manchester in\u003cbr\u003e New Northern Lullaby and Mister God; deep nostalgia for the Scottish landscapes of\u003cbr\u003e Anna's childhood in Dark Island, Bitten Winter Skin and Promise To Linger; and finally a\u003cbr\u003e fresh sense of wonder and new love for a city still being discovered in Jay Bird.\u003cbr\u003e The track Winterlude, which introduces Jay Bird, features the voice of Anna's youngest\u003cbr\u003e sister responding to the prompt, \"What would it feel like to be a bird?\"\u003cbr\u003e Both sides of the LP close with the darkest songs on the record -- a homage to the\u003cbr\u003e bouts of frost that inspired the album's title.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lead single, Bitten Winter Skin , is something of a New Year's resolution, written\u003cbr\u003e during the quiet, reflective days between Christmas and New Year at the end of 2023:\u003cbr\u003e \"Next year I will bring none of this bitterness, just Bitten Winter Skin.\"\u003cbr\u003e Composed while sitting in an armchair in her childhood bedroom, watching the sun\u003cbr\u003e set over Edinburgh's tenement rooftops, the song captures a very distinct emotional\u003cbr\u003e state. In Scottish Gaelic, this feeling is known as cianalas -- a deep, place- specific\u003cbr\u003e nostalgia. The lyrics reflect a balance of sadness, growth and belonging in equal\u003cbr\u003e measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter recording initial demos in her father's front room in Edinburgh, preserving\u003cbr\u003e intimacy became central to the final recordings. The Little Winters was recorded live at\u003cbr\u003e the end of a garden in North London, where Anna is joined by longtime friends and\u003cbr\u003e collaborators George Burrage (bass), Awen Blandford (cello, vocals) and Sean Rogan\u003cbr\u003e (banjo, production). Together, they shape a record that feels close, human and gently\u003cbr\u003e expansive\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Assai Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57111026172287,"sku":"HUD061LPX","price":38.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1565\/5653\/files\/0f7d13e8-245d-4e12-8791-3766eef11f10.jpg?v=1773240764","url":"https:\/\/assai.co.uk\/products\/anna-mcluckie-the-little-winters-vinyl-lp-purple-colour-due-out-24-04-26","provider":"Assai Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}