{"product_id":"triumph-sadness-vinyl-lp-cd","title":"Triumph \u0026 Sadness – Vinyl LP\/CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*PLEASE NOTE: This is a pre-order only of this vinyl LP\/CD, and will be shipping 16th October 2026*\u2028\u2028\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you order additional products from our site they will be sent out with 'Triumph \u0026amp; Sadness', so please place a separate order for those.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Promise To Keep \/ 2. Parable \/ 3. Make You Believe \/ 4. My Weakness \/ 5. Time, It Won’t Forget \/ 6. Beloved \/ 7. Change Of Heart \/ 8. Dandelion \/ 9. Lover’s Game (In Love Again) \/ 10. When I Fall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElla Thompson is \u003cstrong\u003estanding up for feeling\u003c\/strong\u003e. Standing up for joy and pain and all the messy, confusing, beautiful details that make life worth living. \u003cstrong\u003eSoulful and timeless\u003c\/strong\u003e, her songs tell stories of the heart, finding universal truths in \u003cstrong\u003ethe honesty of personal experience.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased on UK label\u003cstrong\u003e Mr Bongo\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eCollege of Knowledge\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong\u003eAustralia and New Zealand\u003c\/strong\u003e, Triumph \u0026amp; Sadness is her most profound album yet - a\u003cstrong\u003e powerful and unique record\u003c\/strong\u003e inspired by a\u003cstrong\u003e classic sweet soul \u003c\/strong\u003esound and rooted in the \u003cstrong\u003econtemporary moment\u003c\/strong\u003e. Reaching out with vulnerability and poise, it is a plea for connection in a world gone numb. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded over four fruitful days at an \u003cstrong\u003eall-analogue studio \u003c\/strong\u003ein the stunning natural surroundings of \u003cstrong\u003erural Victoria\u003c\/strong\u003e (with additional sessions for horns vocals and overdubs at Sound Park in Northcote), Triumph \u0026amp; Sadness was\u003cstrong\u003e cut direct-to-tape\u003c\/strong\u003e with all the urgency and warmth of the \u003cstrong\u003eiconic ‘60s and ‘70s sessions\u003c\/strong\u003e that first inspired her. Written alongside \u003cstrong\u003eLiam McGorry (Temporary Blessings)\u003c\/strong\u003e, featuring collaborators from bands \u003cstrong\u003eSurprise Chef\u003c\/strong\u003e and\u003cstrong\u003e Karate Boogaloo\u003c\/strong\u003e and mixed by Daptone and The Womack Sisters collaborator \u003cstrong\u003eWayne Gordon\u003c\/strong\u003e, it captures the live energy of a band at the top of their game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause it is through \u003cstrong\u003eMelbourne’s vibrant, supportive independent scene\u003c\/strong\u003e that Thompson has found her voice. Coming up alongside contemporaries like Hiatus Kaiyote, two solo releases followed in quick succession, the 7-track EP ‘\u003cstrong\u003eDomino\u003c\/strong\u003e’ in 2023, and LP \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRipple on the Wing \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ein 2024, pushing the boundaries of the song form and immersing herself in studio production, while building a \u003cstrong\u003ecreative community\u003c\/strong\u003e that has in turn shaped her sound.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eInspired by \u003cstrong\u003eAustralian soul singer\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRenée Geyer\u003c\/strong\u003e, who blazed a trail across the country in the 1970s, and a wide tapestry of influences from soul titans like \u003cstrong\u003eNina Simone \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eCurtis Mayfield\u003c\/strong\u003e, to the philosophical musings of \u003cstrong\u003ePatti Smith, Alice Walker and Simone Weil\u003c\/strong\u003e, Thompson takes the listener by the heart and hand across the album’s 10 shimmering songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer belief in the \u003cstrong\u003esignificance of connection\u003c\/strong\u003e shines through on the album’s thematic centrepiece, ‘Promise To Keep’. It is a track that feels at once profound and whimsical in the best possible way, about \u003cstrong\u003ebuilding nerve, embracing naivety, bravery and love \u003c\/strong\u003ein an act that Thompson likens to a renewed romanticism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThen there is ‘Change of Heart’, which reflects on the \u003cstrong\u003etemporality, impermanence and synchronicity of a moment\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the bittersweet paradox where everything contains its opposite: absence and presence, innocence and experience, triumph and sadness. Musically, it unfolds as a \u003cstrong\u003edown-tempo, slinky ballad with falsetto vocals\u003c\/strong\u003e, ending in triumphant horns that signal the release of letting go. 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