{"product_id":"newdad-madra-cd","title":"NewDad - Madra (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMADRA\u003c\/strong\u003e (meaning “dog” in Irish) is an 11-song, guitar-stacked visceral outing, as singer\/guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eJulie Dawson\u003c\/strong\u003e embarks on a journey of self-exploration, self-sabotage, and reflection. Soaked in dysfunction, Madra searches for solace in pain, tackling themes of bullying (‘Where I Go’), self-medication\/depression (‘Madra’, ‘Let Go’), destruction (‘Change My Mind’, ‘White Ribbons’), co-dependency (‘Nosebleed’) and resistance (‘Nightmares’). The album artwork, photographed by Irish creative, Joshua Gordon, shows a broken doll that serves as a metaphor for the album’s themes of fragility and vulnerability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album finds \u003cstrong\u003eNewDad \u003c\/strong\u003ereconnect with their musical roots, digging deep into the shoegaze\/rock sonics that soundtracked their formative years (the band cite Pixies, The Cure and Slowdive as some of their biggest early influences), together with glimmers of indie\/pop that harks back to their earlier material: ‘Waves EP’ (2021) and ‘Banshee EP’ (2022).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in their home city of Galway, Ireland, before the band moved to London this year, and recorded at the legendry Rockfield Studios (Black Sabbath, Queen), the album has been produced by NewDad’s long-time collaborator Chris Ryan (\u003cstrong\u003eJust Mustard\u003c\/strong\u003e) and mixed by \u003cstrong\u003eAlan Moulder\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eSmashing Pumpkins\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eNine Inch Nails\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eWet Leg\u003c\/strong\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound together by Julie’s ghostly vocal - a vessel for her weighty, introspective songwriting – MADRA firmly marks NewDad as one of Ireland’s most promising debut guitar bands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklisting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Angel\u003cbr\u003e2. Sickly Sweet\u003cbr\u003e3. Where I Go\u003cbr\u003e4. Change My Mind\u003cbr\u003e5. In My Head\u003cbr\u003e6. Nosebleed\u003cbr\u003e7. Let Go\u003cbr\u003e8. Dream Of Me\u003cbr\u003e9. Nightmares\u003cbr\u003e10. White Ribbons\u003cbr\u003e11. Madra\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flying Nun ","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":48219021672692,"sku":"2173226737","price":32.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0450\/3165\/3527\/files\/NewDad_-_Madra_CD.webp?v=1778642974","url":"https:\/\/www.flyingnun.co.nz\/products\/newdad-madra-cd","provider":"Flying Nun ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}