LP – Ice Blue Vinyl

For Helen Ganya, entering her thirties made her question and pull away from the heteronormative social constructs that surround us. On her new album polish the machine, the Brighton-based songwriter stretches away from the suburban nightmare, seeking a cathartic reprieve that looks beyond the ordinary. I was looking to the truth of removing any expectations that weve acquired along the way, she says.

Previously performing under the moniker Dog in the Snow, Ganyas 2017 album Consume Me (Battle Worldwide) introduced a meticulous and elegant voice, while 2019 album Vanishing Lands (Bella Union) – inspired by the striking imagery in a period of vivid dreams – utilised swirling dream-pop and haunting post-punk to present an eerie, unflinching look at the often-nightmarishreality of the present world.Polish The Machineleans further into Ganyas interiority, but refuses to succumb to despondency, instead pursuing a platform for community and tentative optimism. Here, the constraints of societal roles are loosened to encourage a different route: a wandering, ever-evolving path.

Tracklist:

1. I will hold that hand for you
2. young girls never die
3. wedding in the night time
4. delicate graffiti
5. afterparty
6. the crowd
7. deep sea
8. devotion
9. polish the machine
10. blue fruit
11. birdsong