{"product_id":"urq-pre-order-4-24-26-this-dismal-village-apple-red-vinyl","title":"Urq - (PRE ORDER 4\/24\/26) This Dismal Village (Apple Red Vinyl) |","description":"\u003ch2\u003eUrq – This Dismal Village (Apple Red Vinyl)\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eUrq's 'This Dismal Village' is a captivating indie release on striking apple red vinyl. This album features a blend of unique sounds and lyrical depth, making it a must-have for vinyl collectors and music enthusiasts alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eHighlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eLimited edition apple red vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eReleased by Exploding In Sound Records\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eGenre: Indie\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eRelease date: April 24, 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e01. Angélisme\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e02. Cha Cha les Mouillés\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e03. Magouilleux\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e04. Liaisons (450)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e05. Journée Gratis\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e01. Hélène\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e02. R.B.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e03. Le Serpent\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e04. Comme tu le souhaites (Ding Dong)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eFormat Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eLabel: Exploding In Sound Records\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eGenre: Indie\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eRelease Date: 2026-04-24\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eItem Information\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e    Artist: Urq\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    Title: This Dismal Village (APPLE RED VINYL)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    Genre: Indie \u0026amp; Alternative \/ New Wave \u0026amp; Post-Punk\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    Label: Exploding In Sound Records\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eVenturing into “a limbo world between medieval tropes and modern-day decay”, New Orleans musician Urq (half of art punk duo Spllit) returns with a new solo offering. Recorded over a single, intense month, This Dismal Village is a homespun document that sits somewhere between jittery punk, dreary psychedelia, and hooky bedroom pop. Recorded to 4-track, the record embraces limitation as a creative engine, resulting in a sound that is raw, unsettled, and deeply atmospheric.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe album is set not in a fixed point in time or geography, but a liminal environment where dystopic visions and archaic fixtures exist side by side. In the dismal village, kings and witches share space with televisions, skyscrapers, and modern enterprise; organ fanfares echo down streets populated by disgruntled townsfolk and whispered gossip. It is simultaneously the dark ages, 1950s suburbia, and a 21st-century metropolis. Embracing anachronism was central to the project’s identity, an attempt to collapse history into a single, uneasy present.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eSonically and philosophically, the album sits firmly in the tradition of rough and raw cassette rock. Guided By Voices’ Bee Thousand looms large as an influence, particularly its ability to build an entire world through unpolished, first-take recordings. Robert Pollard’s idea of the “four P’s” (psych, punk, prog, and pop) serves as a neat summary of the artist’s musical instincts and each element can be traced right through the heart of This Dismal Village. Further inspiration comes from post-punk’s so-called “Calgary Sound,” a loose movement blending psych pop, post-punk, and math\/prog elements with a home-recorded, unpretentious ethos.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is an album that unrolls like a place wandered through, uneasy, occasionally familiar, and impossible to pin down in time. All captured on tape before it could disappear like an apparition, like a dream only half-remembered. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailability : PRE ORDER\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: ALT\/INDIE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Type: LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 2026-04-24\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Love Vinyl Records","offers":[{"title":"- ALT\/INDIE *NEW\/COLOR*","offer_id":49263511306482,"sku":"B6HM97-A0OZ-HQ","price":24.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/7018\/9810\/files\/urq-this-dismal-village-apple-red-vinyl_f50UV.jpg?v=1779745696","url":"https:\/\/discandvinyl.com\/products\/urq-pre-order-4-24-26-this-dismal-village-apple-red-vinyl","provider":"DiscandVinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}