Includes Download Code Charlie Hilton, known up until now for her work in the band Blouse, has now forged a new identity with her debut solo album, Palana. It should come as no surprise that many of the songs on Palana are concerned with shifting characters, forms and ideas. The albums title itself is a nod to Hiltons given Sanskrit name, an identity she shed completely after high school in favour of the androgynous Charlie and Palanas overarching theme can be summed up by a quote from Hermen Hesses 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 Orchestras 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 Lets Go To A Party is Hiltons cheeky take on an icy dance track with thick, bouncing synths and a chorus that echoes Im only happy when Im dancing. Alternatively, tracks like Pony harken back to the psychedelic strengths of Blouse, saluting bands like Broadcast and United States Of America and then theres 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 percussion and back-up vocals. This wide range of moods on Palana recall several of Hiltons key influences – the solemn beauty of Nico, the whimsical nature of Marc Bolan and the navet 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 Im many people. Tracklisting 1. Palana 2. Something For Us All 3. Pony 4. Long Goodbye 5. Funny Anyway 6. WHY 7. Lets Go To A Party 8. Snow 9. The Young 10. No One Will 11. 100 Million

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Charlie Hilton, known up until now for her work in the bandBlouse, has now forged a new identity with her debut soloalbum, Palana.

It should come as no surprise that many of the songs onPalana are concerned with shifting characters, forms andideas. The albums title itself is a nod to Hiltons given Sanskritname, an identity she shed completely after high school infavour of the androgynous Charlie and Palanas overarchingtheme can be summed up by a quote from Hermen HessesSteppenwolf, a phrase Hilton cites as a personal mantra: Manis not by any means of fixed and enduring form he is muchmore an experiment and a transition

Enlisting Unknown Mortal Orchestras Jacob Portrait asproducer, Hilton freely experimented with diverse sounds andmoods – some minimal and some cacophonous – out of theconfines of a band structure. Funny Anyway is truly stark,featuring only string accompaniments, with Hilton assuming arole akin to a confessional French chanteuse, while Lets Go ToA Party is Hiltons cheeky take on an icy dance track with thick,bouncing synths and a chorus that echoes Im only happywhen Im dancing. Alternatively, tracks like Pony harken backto the psychedelic strengths of Blouse, saluting bands likeBroadcast and United States Of America and then theres 100Million, the sole track produced by Woods Jarvis Taveniere thatrounds out the album in a soft, acoustic and light-hearted waywith labelmate Mac DeMarco lending his talents on percussionand back-up vocals.

This wide range of moods on Palana recall several of Hiltonskey influences – the solemn beauty of Nico, the whimsicalnature of Marc Bolan and the navet of Jonathan Richman -but the album is undeniably the work of one artist, perhapsbest summed up by the artist herself: The music on this recordis diverse, but so is the inside of a person. I feel like Im manypeople.

Tracklisting
1.Palana
2.Something For Us All
3.Pony
4.Long Goodbye
5.Funny Anyway
6.WHY
7.Lets Go To A Party
8.Snow
9.The Young
10.No One Will
11.100 Million