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Build a Harbour Immediately

Posted: August 13, 2011

Adam Stafford (formerly Y’all is Fantasy Island) issues his new solo LP Build a Harbour Immediately on Aug 15th (digitally) & 22nd via Wise Blood. Co-produced and recorded by Paul Savage (ex-Delgados & Mogwai producer) at Chem 19 in Hamilton last year, the album features contributions from Emily Scott and Zoey Van Goey’s Kim Moore among others.

Stream, buy & download the album digitally from the WBI Bandcamp page.

Praise for Build a Harbour Immediately:

“But this is the thing – it’s not a problem except for reviewers – that Stafford’s oeuvre is hard to define…” – 5/5 isthismusic? review

“Like Bjork’s ‘Vespertine’ and Radiohead’s ‘Kid A’, this will be slotted firmly in as one of the albums of my generation…” – The Glasgow Podcart Reveiw

“Between Y’All is Fantasy Island and various other projects, he’s amassed quite the discography. This surely ranks high amongst them, with tracks frequently setting off in one direction, before Stafford whips around to challenge assumptions…” 4/5 – The Skinny Magazine review

“Stafford’s album is lyrically vivid, vocally striking and roundly impressive…” 4/5 – The List Magazine review

“…It is like a journey which begins composed and relatively straightforward but gradually fragments and drifts in to more abstract territory. After all that is what any good album ought to be…” – The Sonic Reverie Review

“Close to some of his finest work here, Stafford is a remarkable songwriter capable of delivering chillingly observed and sometimes far from easy-to-digest stories, whether in the shape of tight, literate pop music or the more expansive and experimental elements he employs…” – Songs Heard on Fast Trains review

“Powerful, beautiful tracks that range from sing-along crowd pleasers to dreamy soundscapes to down right jaw dropping craftsmanship leave us just waiting to experience this live.” – The Rave Child review

You can also buy the album on ultra-rare yellow cassette from our online distributors Insularis Records here (unfortunately now SOLD OUT!).

Listen to the lead single Fire & Theft below:

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