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The Garden Dream

by gglum

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1.
With You 03:18
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2.
SPLAT! 02:33
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3.
Late 03:06
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4.
Pruning 1 01:54
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5.
Pruning 2 02:43
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6.
Easy Fun 02:49
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7.
Glue 02:43
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8.
Second Best 02:50
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9.
He Laid His 97's Neatly By The Door 03:13
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10.
Honeybee 01:35
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11.
Do You See Me Different? 03:23
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12.
Eating Rust 03:15
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13.
The Garden Dream 01:57
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about

At 21 years of age, Ella Smoker has gotten pretty good at decoding her dreams. Raised on everything from rockabilly and soul to MTV-era emo, the London-born songwriter knew that she was drawn to music that offered a sense of safety, a feeling of being held within the layers of detailed instrumentation. But when she tried to write herself, she wasn’t quite sure how to conjure this sense of comfort, to make music that could adequately deal with the issues bothering her subconsciousness at night.

“At the time I was 17, going out all the time, bunking school, always on the lash, feeling really rubbish about myself’, she says. “I think that's what helped with writing a song I liked for the first time — I just started being honest. It was basically just me pouring my misery into a song, and that's why I called myself gglum. At the time, I was just being all angsty teenager”.

That early expression of truth turned into 2020’s viral pandemic-era hit “Why Don’t I Care”, beginning the journey that would lead gglum to Secretly Canadian. Inspired by the likes of Alex G, Phil Elverum and Adrianne Lenker, gglum’s music positions Smoker as an artist who can wield atmospheric disturbance at her fingertips, crafting soundscapes that allow her to reconcile with a tumultuous coming-of-age. With flickers of electronica, dream pop and discordant garage-punk, her acoustic guitar becomes a sturdy ally, the base of a versatile, lo-fi sound that manages to feel simultaneously escapist and immersive.

“I feel like I naturally gravitate towards wanting to make musical spaces that you can feel like you’re living in, rather than trying to make songs,” she says. “That's something I really wanted to solidify with this album: I basically want to make music that feels like when you're like looking out the window and it's the end of the film and you're imagining what comes next.” At a time when listeners crave lyrical resonance and sincerity more than ever before, Smoker’s main character is about to attract a serious degree of energy — and a few more dreams to unlock.

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released March 29, 2024

Recorded by - Karma Kid
Engineered by - Karma Kid
Mixed by - Nathan Boddy
Mastered by - Nathan Boddy
Executive Produced by - Karma Kid
Assistant Mixer - Lilian Nuthall

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gglum, is the moniker of London-born songwriter Ella Smoker. At 21 years of age, Ella Smoker has gotten pretty good at decoding her dreams. Raised on everything from rockabilly and soul to MTV-era emo, she was drawn to music that offered a sense of safety, a feeling of being held within the layers of detailed instrumentation. ... more

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