OE05799

UPC: 6751650

Palo Santois the second studio album by the English electronic trioYears & Years, released byPolydor Recordson 6 July 2018. Executive produced by the band, it is the follow-up to their debut albumCommunion(2015). After the success of theirCommunion, the trio felt pressured in making their sophomore record. Influenced by religion and spirituality, lead singer and principal songwriterOlly Alexanderwanted to connect religious transcendence to pop music after perceiving parallels between a church’s sense of belonging andgay nightclubs. The trio met with frequent and new collaborators such asMark Ralph,Greg Kurstin,Steve MacandJesse Shatkinto produce most its tracks. Named after the South American “palo santo” (Spanish for “holy wood”), which was commonly used to fend off bad spirits, though Alexander used its name as adick jokereferring to men he knew, it is the group’s last album as a trio.[1]