{"product_id":"ella-thompson-triumph-and-sadness-pre-order","title":"Ella Thompson - Triumph and Sadness *Pre-Order","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date Friday 16th October 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll pre-orders will be dispatched\/made ready for collection on that day.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStanding up for joy and pain and all the messy, confusing, beautiful details that make\u003cbr\u003elife worth living. Soulful and timeless, her songs tell stories of the heart, finding\u003cbr\u003euniversal truths in the honesty of personal experience.\u003cbr\u003eReleased on UK label Mr Bongo and College of Knowledge in Australia and New\u003cbr\u003eZealand, Triumph \u0026amp; Sadness is her most profound album yet - a powerful and unique\u003cbr\u003erecord inspired by a classic sweet soul sound and rooted in the contemporary\u003cbr\u003emoment. Reaching out with vulnerability and poise, it is a plea for connection in a\u003cbr\u003eworld gone numb. Recorded over four fruitful days at an all- analogue studio in the\u003cbr\u003estunning natural surroundings of rural Victoria (with additional sessions for horns\u003cbr\u003evocals and overdubs at Sound Park in Northcote), Triumph \u0026amp; Sadness was cut directto-tape with all the urgency and warmth of the iconic '60s and '70s sessions that first\u003cbr\u003einspired her. Written alongside Liam McGorry (Temporary Blessings), featuring\u003cbr\u003ecollaborators from bands Surprise Chef and Karate Boogaloo and mixed by Daptone\u003cbr\u003eand The Womack Sisters collaborator Wayne Gordon, it captures the live energy of a\u003cbr\u003eband at the top of their game.\u003cbr\u003eBecause it is through Melbourne's vibrant, supportive independent scene that\u003cbr\u003eThompson has found her voice. Coming up alongside contemporaries like Hiatus\u003cbr\u003eKaiyote, two solo releases followed in quick succession, the 7-track EP 'Domino' in\u003cbr\u003e2023, and LP Ripple on the Wing in 2024, pushing the boundaries of the song form\u003cbr\u003eand immersing herself in studio production, while building a creative community that\u003cbr\u003ehas in turn shaped her sound. Inspired by Australian soul singer Renee Geyer, who\u003cbr\u003eblazed a trail across the country in the 1970s, and a wide tapestry of influences from\u003cbr\u003esoul titans like Nina Simone and Curtis Mayfield, to the philosophical musings of Patti\u003cbr\u003eSmith, Alice Walker and Simone Weil, Thompson takes the listener by the heart and\u003cbr\u003ehand across the album's 10 shimmering songs.\u003cbr\u003eHer belief in the significance of connection shines through on the album's thematic\u003cbr\u003ecentrepiece, 'Promise To Keep'. It is a track that feels at once profound and whimsical\u003cbr\u003ein the best possible way, about building nerve, embracing naivety, bravery and love in\u003cbr\u003ean act that Thompson likens to a renewed romanticism. Then there is 'Change of\u003cbr\u003eHeart', which reflects on the temporality, impermanence and synchronicity of a\u003cbr\u003emoment, and the bittersweet paradox where everything contains its opposite: absence\u003cbr\u003eand presence, innocence and experience, triumph and sadness. Musically, it unfolds\u003cbr\u003eas a down-tempo, slinky ballad with falsetto vocals, ending in triumphant horns that\u003cbr\u003esignal the release of letting go. Drawing on the group vocal arrangements of bands\u003cbr\u003elike The Royalettes, it is devastating in its simplicity.\u003cbr\u003eAnd so, from 'My Weakness', which draws on the myth of Narcissus to question the\u003cbr\u003eloops of recognition and unsated longing built into life under Capitalism, to the\u003cbr\u003ebubbling intensity of 'Dandelion' whose contradiction between bitter taste and\u003cbr\u003ebeautiful flower inspires Thompson to ask what we fear by caring too much, Triumph\u003cbr\u003e\u0026amp; Sadness weaves together threads that speak of life's great challenges. It is a\u003cbr\u003ecomplete and compelling statement from an artist ready to connect with a global\u003cbr\u003eaudience for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracks: Promise To Keep \/ Parable \/ Make You Believe \/ My Weakness \/ Time, It\u003cbr\u003eWon't Forget \/ Beloved \/ Change Of Heart \/ Dandelion \/ Lover's Game (In Love\u003cbr\u003eAgain) \/ When I Fall\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank you for looking at our listing, below are a few points to consider before making a purchase:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- All records we sell are Brand New - pre-orders will normally come sealed but if you are purchasing in stock items, please note the copy may have been unsealed for display in the shop. Please email straight after purchase to enquire if this is of importance to you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Orders won't ship until all items are released, so keep this in mind when purchasing multiple pre-orders or a mix of in stock and pre-order items.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- The 'Product' page will show the most up to date info we have with regards to the item and its release date, but this information is subject to change so check in with us if you have any questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- We unfortunately don't offer tax\/vat outside of the UK via the website so please keep in mind that when the items arrives in your country you may be liable to pay a further charge before delivery. (all UK orders the price you see is the price you will pay). Please also note that we are unable to adjust the declared value on items sold internationally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ella Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Indies Exclusive Yellow Marble Vinyl LP","offer_id":55608684183928,"sku":"MRBLP354M","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":55608684216696,"sku":"MRBLP354","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD Album","offer_id":55608684249464,"sku":"MRBCD354","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0348\/2704\/2955\/files\/de238a79-149f-46ca-9546-b5e007ce1488.jpg?v=1784296092","url":"https:\/\/www.crashrecords.co.uk\/products\/ella-thompson-triumph-and-sadness-pre-order","provider":"Crash Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}