Jennifer Vanilla Castle In The Sky Sky Blue Vinyl Edition

In the early 21st century on the bustling streets of New YorkCity,Jennifer Vanillais a container, a portal, a joy deliverysystem, a self help regimen, a social mirror, a Times Squarecelebrity, a shark-toothed advertiser, a kicky talk show host andan ebullient mascot.Collaboratively crafted with co-writer/co-producerBrianAbelson, Jennifer Vanilla's debut full lengthCastle in theSkyis a deft and mercurial "jennifreaky" journey, traversing90s dance music, no wave, post-punk, art pop, new age andexperimental R&B."Consider this an invitation, I'll be your guide," Vanilla beckonson the album's "Take Me For A Ride," which, like much of thealbum, is driven by their nimble and virtuosic vocal delivery.Variously steely, theatrical, sensuous and authoritative,Vanilla's vocals harken the sparkling precision of Ann Steel, thegrowling tenacity of Laurie Anderson and the wispy tendernessof Shelley Duvall in Faerie Tale Theatre.Jennifer Vanilla performances often are exercises in thetransformation of reality through fantasy, testing the limitsthereof, while the songs of Castle in the Sky are an artifactof that laboratory. Many of these songs took on numerousincarnations over the course of years before arriving at theiralbum form, mutated in direct response to audience reaction.A year after the initial release of Castle in the Sky via SinderlynRecords, a vinyl edition of the record arrives on December 1,2023, featuring bonus remixes and reworks fromJerry Paperandmusclecars.