The Knife, The Needle: Clear Purple Wave Vinyl LP Blanck Mass How it works Gently hold

How it works Gently hold the the brush in the grooves as the record spins

pressed on 140 gm Clear vinyl in a clear PVC sleeve with flap

A half-century on

Bert Jansch and Fahey for good measure

It’s an album that’s searing and unmistakably marked by its creator’s experiences

The Knife, The Needle: Clear Purple Wave Vinyl LP Blanck Mass How it works Gently holdRecording her debut full length album The Knife, The Needle was a healing process for Elanor Moss, who found herself adrift after touring on two EPs, Citrus (2022) and Cosmic (2023). That period saw Moss shifting her sound, experimenting with new genres and pitching her lyrics toward bombast. Nothing felt right, she recalls, so I took the pressure off myself and tried to calibrate my relationship with songwriting and music. The three years she spent