{"product_id":"life-abstract-natural-lp","title":"Life 'ABSTRACT \/ NATURAL' LP","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-order. Due 19th June.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDinked Edition #394:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul id=\"docs-internal-guid-fe19ea37-7fff-bf48-23d7-c0979deb9daa\"\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBlue, green \u0026amp; yellow splatter vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAlternative artwork outer sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBand photograph\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePrinted insert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-level=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLimited pressing of 500\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"docs-internal-guid-e8c2bc5e-7fff-c221-82a1-6a167ebd3a3c\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eProudly independent and deeply rooted in community, LIFE are a tightly-bonded collective whose creative world has always extended far beyond their music. On ABSTRACT \/ NATURAL, that world expands further still. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLead single ‘The Dollywaggon’ stands as a compelling entry point to the record as a whole. Built on razor-sharp guitars, swirling synths and lightning-quick, surgically precise drumming, the track finds frontman Mez Sanders-Green delivering near stream-of-consciousness reflections from a protagonist caught between escape and self-reckoning (“I never wanted to leave myself, but I’m leaving now”), and driven by a restless sense of adventure: “the placard reads right to roam, and the boy is roaming”. Written while Mez was walking the 193-mile UK coast-to-coast route, the song traces a physical and emotional journey from the West Coast, over the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales, across the moors and finally home to the East Coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThat sense of movement runs throughout ABSTRACT \/ NATURAL. Characters rooted in folklore and landscape sit alongside reflections on fatherhood, freedom and personal evolution, forming a body of work that feels both intimate and outward-looking. The album began life not in a rehearsal room, but on the pages of a poetry book frontman Mez has been writing; a collection of musings on landscape, nature, love, acceptance and letting go. Hearing melodies embedded in his words, Mez began presenting fragments to the band as “wonky lullabies”, turning hills, ridges and landmarks into characters: Hen Comb, Pavey Arc, Sergeant Man, The Grey Friar and The Dollywaggon. From there, bandmates Stewart Baxter, Lydia Palmeira and Mick Sanders shaped the music around these narratives, instinctively weaving them into vivid arrangements that collectively present a fully-realised universe. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eProduced by Stewart Baxter and Oliver Varga, mixed by James Kenosha and mastered by Stephen Kerrison, ABSTRACT \/ NATURAL was recorded at LIFE’s own studio in Hull (The Moon Factory); a space the band built themselves on the banks of the river and now run as a creative hub for emerging Northern artists.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe result is LIFE’s most expansive and experimental work to date: story-rich, exploratory and beautifully rooted in a sense of place. \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: Launchpad+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Universal","offers":[{"title":"Dinked Edition Blue \/ Green \/ Yellow Splatter Vinyl LP in alternate sleeve","offer_id":57388390187395,"sku":"LPLUS074e","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Green Vinyl LP","offer_id":57388390220163,"sku":"LPLUS074d","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/6872\/files\/Screenshot2026-02-15at19.54.06.png?v=1771185591","url":"https:\/\/beartreerecords.com\/products\/life-abstract-natural-lp","provider":"Bear Tree Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}