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dedicated 2 u

by the groke

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memorandum 00:35
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record time 02:29
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uruguay 01:40
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1000 songs 01:57
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engine room 03:02
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the moomins 02:50
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and. 3am 05:11
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about

Dedicated 2 U is the first full-length release from The Groke AKA Alexander Sokolow AKA The Captain - one sixth of nautical dreampoppers Tugboat Captain (www.facebook.com/TheTugboatCaptain).

Painfully introspective, D2U sees Sokolow put the irrepressible (albeit bittersweet) joy of his band behind him and write a one man rom-com opera.

Sincere and deeply saccharine, The Groke belies the impression that a lot of time has been poured into the album, despite the fact that it was made in just a couple of weeks. As well as toying with genres outside of the usual direction of his band (you can tick surf-rock, synth pop and super lo-fi folk off your list), it’s clear that there’s some space left for more sincere, sadder and altogether more meta subject matter too. From “all these songs are dedicated to you” on the eponymous track to referencing Magnetic Fields on 1000 Songs, the combined 16 tracks reflect on the author’s experience as a partner, bandmate and human-shaped bag of bones.

So our advice is this - when it all gets too much, when the sun’s too hot and the world’s too lonely; get this album and listen to it inside and out wherever you feel happiest. A field, the sofa, your favourite public toilet. We won’t judge.

FFO: Spiritualised, Yo La Tengo, Daniel Johnston, Pavement, Sparklehorse

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released January 6, 2018

© Alexander Sokolow
Released by Uncollective Records

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