{"product_id":"the-avalanches-wildflower-2lp","title":"The Avalanches - Wildflower 2LP","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSixteen years after the release of their critically acclaimed, award winning debut\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Since I Left You\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e The Avalanches\u003c\/strong\u003e return with their second album, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWildflower\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. Astralwerks is thrilled to be releasing the long-awaited album from the influential and genre-defying Australian band stating, \"It is an absolute honor to be working with The Avalanches on their return. They made an incredible impact with their first album and fans all over the world have been waiting for this. The wait is over.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCreated by the band's core duo – \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRobbie Chater \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTony Di Blasi \u003c\/strong\u003e– \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWildflower \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis like The Beach Boys' \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmile\u003c\/em\u003e re-imagined in the Daisy Age: a mind-bending cartoon road movie that's best viewed with closed eyes and an open mind. The first single, \"Frankie Sinatra,\" draws from a variety of eras, cultures and genres, and exemplifies the rich tapestry of samples and sonics that is distinctly \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Avalanches\u003c\/strong\u003e. An infectious, old world, carnival-inspired rollercoaster of a song, \"Frankie Sinatra\" features \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDanny Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMF Doom\u003c\/strong\u003e on vocals and masterfully weaves in 20th century works by influential calypsonian Wilmoth Houdini and the musical theatre team of Rodgers \u0026amp; Hammerstein.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSince I Left You\u003c\/em\u003e – released in Australia in 2000 and in the U.S. and the U.K. in 2001 – perfectly captured the hazy millennial zeitgeist. \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/em\u003e awarded it a 9.5\/10 rating, noting, \"Since I Left You sounds like nothing else...this is an album brimming with spontaneity, joy, sadness, humor, reflection, and general human-ness\" while \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNME\u003c\/em\u003e hailed the album as a \"joyous, kaleidoscopic masterpiece of sun-kissed disco-pop.\"\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Since I Left You\u003c\/em\u003e was named one of 2001's best albums by numerous critics – and its enduring influence was underscored when it placed in the top 10 of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePitchfork's\u003c\/em\u003e Top 200 Albums of the 2000s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Avalanches\u003c\/strong\u003e, meanwhile, have become the stuff of folklore. 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