Shapeshifting (Young Galaxy album)

Production

The album was recorded by the three-piece in Montreal, Canada, then sent to Gothenburg, Sweden, where Lissvik reworked the material. The band and producer collaborated using Skype to communicate over the nine-month duration. The group's method to composing the songs was described by songwriter/singer/guitarist Stephen Ramsay as "[i]nstead of picking up a guitar and finding the most brilliant melody we could, we tried to erase the shape of the songs." The band moved away from traditional verse-chorus structures towards a more "impressionistic" approach. Songs were written by Ramsay and McCandless, with Stephen Kamp playing bass.

Style

The album is described as a departure from their previous recording, Invisible Republic. Lissvik's more electronic-oriented roots resulted in "dance-inflected pop", as opposed to their more dream pop style on earlier records. Although Ramsay and McCandless share vocal duties on the recording, Shapeshifting sees singer/keyboardist Catherine McCandless moving into more of a "lead-singer role".

Video

Animated videos for "We Have Everything" and "Peripheral Visionaries" were produced by Montreal-based animator Sinbad Richardson.

Track list

1. "Nth"
2. "The Angels Are Surely Weeping"
3. "Blown Minded"
4. "We Have Everything"
5. "For Dear Life"
6. "Peripheral Visionaries"
7. "High and Goodbye"
8. "Phantoms"
9. "Cover Your Tracks"
10. "B.S.E."
11. "Shapeshifting"

Formats

Released on compact disc and in MP3 format, the LP was also released in a limited-run, 180-gram white and blue-marble vinyl editions.