Bath Time LP

Maija Sofia

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Release Date : 20th November 2020

Limited to 300 and of these only 100 for stores. RIYL: Laura
Marling, Angel Olsen, Powpig, Junior Brother. To mark her RTE Choice Prize-nominated debut album’s first year anniversary, Trapped
Animal Records presents the second repress of Maija Sofia’s masterpiece, Bath Time. Available on 180 GSM heavyweight green/white
marble vinyl. Sleeve printed on high-quality uncoated card with lyrics and credits included on the inner sleeve, updated cat no. Limited
to 300. ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ “Transcendent” The Irish Times // 9/10 “a softly fermenting fury…completely unique” The Line of Best Fit // 10/10
“…awe-inspiring depth … a triumph” The Last Mixed Tape // CD in stock now still. ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ Maija Sofia, one of Irelands most lauded
young folk artists has produced a timeless debut album, inspired by story-driven traditional folk-ballads, shone through the lens of punk
DIY ethos. Sofia took inspiration fromstory-driven traditional folk ballads and shone them through the lens of a punk DIY ethos. The
album name comes from the ritual of daily bathing, a whimsical place where most of the lyrics were written. The album deals with the
ways in which women’s voices, stories and desires have been sidelined and misrepresented throughout history. “Think Jesus and Mary
Chain meets Angel Olsen” Hot Press // “A real timeless quality is rare in so much of modern music, but the delicate timbre of Maija
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Sofia’s music is impossible to ascribe to a particular moment”. The Irish Times ’50 People to Watch in 2019′ // Tracks : 1 The Gold
Shoes 2 Hail Mary 3 Edie Sedgwick 4 The Wife of Michel Cleary 5 The Glitter 6 Cobweb 7 Morning 8 Elizabeth 9 The Trees They Do
Grow High