{"product_id":"goat-medicine","title":"Goat - Medicine (Vinyl)","description":"It is hard to know how many times the mythology and mystery of \u003cstrong\u003eGoat’s\u003c\/strong\u003e backstory can be written about, but new release \u003cstrong\u003e‘Medicine’\u003c\/strong\u003e does away with any need to dwell on the past, returning with a more introspective, slightly mellower psych-folk sound that remains recognisably them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere is a consistently restrained, warm feel across the whole work, and the band suggest that the overall theme of the album is about \u003cem\u003e“the impermanence of life in different ways: sickness, relationships, love, death and how our time is finite”.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt times the album’s sound has nods to classic Swedish 70s psych\/prog\/folk acts such as \u003cstrong\u003eArbete \u0026amp; Fritid, Charlie \u0026amp; Esdor\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eTräd, Gräs \u0026amp; Stenar. ‘Vakna’\u003c\/strong\u003e takes on this influence, progressing across nearly six minutes of swaying, warping guitar solos, without ever breaking out into chaos. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ‘\u003cstrong\u003eMedicine’\u003c\/strong\u003e of the title may refer to a number of salves, or the value of relationships and love: “\u003cem\u003eFor our families, friends, society, this could be done through the use of psychedelics, through meditation, through learning from other people, staying curious and never settling for a ‘solid’ identity”.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFlute is foregrounded throughout, threading across several tracks from the opener \u003cstrong\u003e‘Impermanence And Death\u003c\/strong\u003e’. It duets elegantly with keening synth lines through the beautiful ‘\u003cstrong\u003eYou’ll Be Alright’,\u003c\/strong\u003e and leads the melody of the closing track ‘\u003cstrong\u003eTripping In The Graveyard’. ‘TSOD’,\u003c\/strong\u003e with its backdrop of sitar and acoustic guitar, has an indelible vocal melody that could be a lost George Harrison recording.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhatever your dosage, and regardless of your remedy, it is now time to take your medicine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable on Wavy Cap Colour Vinyl\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e01. Impermanence \u0026amp; Death\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e02. Raised By Hills\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e03. I Became The Unemployment Office\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e04. Tsod\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e05. Vakna\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e06. You’ll Be Alright\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e07. Join The Resistance\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e08. Tripping In The Graveyard\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t0JDqQoHxo0?si=Vw3mefonPcMa6V0_\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Goat","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP Colour","offer_id":58596820582735,"sku":"LAUNCH315E","price":7.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/2164\/3343\/files\/goat_40b83654-c967-4ab3-807f-0f0c27ad0b88.jpg?v=1787984740","url":"https:\/\/www.vinylforger.com\/products\/goat-medicine","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}