Double Pink, by And Is Phi

Double Pink

by And Is Phi

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Leon Frey I’m finding every excuse to recommend Double Pink. It’s a seductively devotional album that pours the molasses of modern soul over old school spiritual jazz.

A release that feels something like medicine.

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Featuring the gorgeous paintings of And Is Phi

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Includes the 12" vinyl and 4 posters (12"x12") of the artwork painted by And Is Phi for the singles "Double Pink", "White Noise", "Working" and "There's A".

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1.	Double Pink 04:25	buy track
2.	White Noise 03:48	buy track
3.	There's A 04:21	buy track
4.	Why I'm Shy 04:31	buy track
5.	Working 06:13	buy track
6.	Staaar 04:38	buy track
7.	Eyes That Open 06:51	buy track

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“Wonderfully wayward and woozy melodies, sung in a haunted whisper, largely drumless and arrhythmic, but sometimes overlaid with Madlib-style wonky R&B beats. Someone to keep an eye on” The Guardian

"Phillips’ delicate yet powerful vocals convey a sense of raw emotion that is both haunting and beautiful." Twisted Soul

“A surefooted and heartfelt debut” Dazed

“A lush presentation of flourishing nu-soul inspiration” Backseat Mafia

“Overwhelmingly beautiful” Tony Minvielle, Jazz FM

‘Double Pink’ is the debut album by And Is Phi (Andrea Isabelle Phillips), a
multidisciplinary artist from Norway and the Philippines now based in South East London.

‘Double Pink’ is a nuanced world that draws on colours and texture; with influences of Joni Mitchell and Frank Zappa, 90's R&B and Madlib’s ‘Shades Of Blue’ blending languidly to produce a base for uncovering layers of self, a deep release, and fragile new form.

Written by Andrea and co-produced with Fiona Roberts and Lorenz Okello over a nine month period; ‘Double Pink’ thematically explores the many movements of internal change, speaking from a deep inner voice inside the body. The title track is an invitation to be as unapologetically hungry as you please after a long absence of life giving passion and trust in oneself.
‘White Noise’ is a recovery song playing in your soul the first time you made it back out to the dance floor after a heart break so massive it laid rest to the person you used to be. Songs like ‘Working’ and ‘Staaar’ come from a candid and contemplative aspect. Stages of grief and resilience and wonder and wisdom are all touched upon.

“The album explores metamorphosis, liminal spaces, and the multiple faces of love”, says Andrea.

“I mention love as a key ingredient, because anyone who has had to push
and pull and hold and yield themselves through great loss and transformation knows it ain’t gonna happen without love. Tough times ask for double love, a stronger heart, something like a double pink”.

Andrea’s story dots between periods spent living in Norway, the Philippines and England - experiencing joy and beauty battling corruption and violence in Manila, DJing in Oslo, losing her sizable record collection in a warehouse fire before making friends and family in the jazz scene in London. Every story needs a scene, a landscape, an environment; all things Andrea visualises when writing songs.

“At my heart I am emotional and imaginative, searching for freedom for my spirit. What grounds it all is coming from a family of storytellers. My father played drums and percussion, he was a great dancer and a true collector and connoisseur of music from everywhere. My wise mother instilled in me a sense of faith and grace”.

Andrea is far from new to the scene, having performed with Steamdown, Emma Jean Thackray, Hector Plimmer, Scrimshire, William Florelle and many more as a valuable and inspiring creative force within the South London music scene.

Andrea also created the album’s artwork and music videos: musicality and painting evolved from her initial creative languages of drawing and dance. All aspects are dialects of her common language: singing what can’t be painted and painting what can’t be sung.

Andrea says “It has been a long time coming in cultivating a first body of work and I have a lot to say and ways I want to say it. I made this music with my most cherished people, I painted every cover, and I imagined and performed these films. As an introduction it is so important that everyone gets to meet me, deeply, bare, and as quirky as I really am. I feel at peace putting this album out, because I know it is my truth”.

credits

released September 22, 2023

Written by Andrea Phillips, Momoko Watanabe Gill, Lorenz Okello, Masysia Osu, Matthew Gordon, Tilé Lipere Gichigi

Produced by And Is Phi, Fiona Roberts, Lorenz Okello, Pie Eye Collective, Grantleigh Burnham, Tilé Lipere-Gichigi

Recorded and mixed by Fiona Roberts

Mastered by Katie Tavini at Weird Jungle

Paintings by And Is Phi
Artwork design by Jonny Drop

A&R by Adam Scrimshire for Albert's Favourites

Lead vocals, acoustic guitar, flute, percussion - Andrea Phillips
Backing vocals - Isobella Burnham
Drums - Momoko Watanabe Gill, Femi Oyewole & Ayo Salawu
Bass - Isobella Burnham
Synth and Keys - Lorenz Okello
Harp - Marysia Osu
Violin - Beka Reid
Cello - Emma Barnaby
Guitar - Mark Mollison
Samples - Tilé Lipere-Gichigi
Flute - Lluís Doménech Plana
Piano - Pie Eye Collective

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And Is Phi London, UK

A multidisciplinary artist from Norway and the Philippines now based in South East London.

Andrea is far from new to the scene, having performed with Steamdown, Emma Jean Thackray, Hector Plimmer, Scrimshire, William Florelle and many more as a valuable and inspiring creative force within the South London music scene. ... more

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