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Palana

by Charlie Hilton

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latexsun Such unique vocals and a cool and relaxing album overall. Favorite track: 100 Million.
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steveinsocal "...This album sat in my 'wishlist' for 2 years before I finally ran out of excuses not to buy it. Frankly I don't know why it took so long since it's the nigh-on perfect collection of atmospheric and melancholy indie-pop songs that touch upon themes of love, relationship and inevitable heartache..."

reclaimingthecolonies-onestateatatime.blogspot.com Favorite track: Funny Anyway.
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leo_alfred Very sweet, I hope a second LP Favorite track: Something For Us All.
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theijpmexican Hope u do more stuff soon Favorite track: Funny Anyway.
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kat A lovely, dreamy album that doesn't let you get too complacent in one sound and with lyrics that speak to a myriad of different kinds of yearning. I found it very hard to choose a favourite track. Favorite track: 100 Million.
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Spencer Hartford This track is so beautiful, from the instrumentation to the soothing vocals, this track is just perfect Favorite track: 100 Million.
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Palana 02:17
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Pony 03:06
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Long Goodbye 03:08
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Funny Anyway 02:38
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WHY 03:06
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Snow 03:56
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The Young 03:09
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No One Will 03:05
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100 Million 04:49

about

Though she maintains some reservations about the implications of something as abstract as identity, Charlie Hilton, known up until now for her work in the band Blouse, has now forged a new one with her debut solo album, Palana. The album's title itself is a nod to Hilton's given Sanskrit name, an identity she shed completely after high school in favor of the androgynous "Charlie," and Palana's overarching theme can be summed up by a quote from Hermann Hesse's Steppenwolf, a phrase Hilton cites as a personal mantra: "Man is not by any means of fixed and enduring form...he is much more an experiment and a transition...."

Enlisting Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Jacob Portrait as producer, Hilton freely experimented with diverse sounds and moods -­-some minimal and some cacophonous-­-out of the confines of a band structure. "Funny Anyway" is truly stark, featuring only string accompaniments, with Hilton assuming a role akin to a confessional French chanteuse, while "Let's Go to a Party" is Hilton's cheeky take on an icy dance track with thick, bouncing synths and a chorus that echoes "I'm only happy when I'm dancing." Alternatively, tracks like "Pony" harken back to the psychedelic strengths of Blouse, saluting bands like Broadcast and United States of America, and then there's "100 Million," the sole track produced by Woods' Jarvis Taveniere that rounds out the album in a soft, acoustic and light-hearted way with labelmate Mac DeMarco lending his talents on instrumentals and back­-up vocals.

This wide range of moods on Palana recall several of Hilton's key influences -­-the solemn beauty of Nico, the whimsical nature of Marc Bolan, and the naïveté of Jonathan Richman -­­-but the album is undeniably the work of one artist, perhaps best summed up by the artist herself: "The music on this record is diverse, but so is the inside of a person. I feel like I'm many people."

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released January 22, 2016

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