{"product_id":"rcpd001","title":"Fink - Hard Believer","description":"\u003ciframe width=\"430\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qoWRs7lXtYE\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ninjatune.net\/release\/fink\/hard-believer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHard Believer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is the eagerly-awaited new studio album from \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ninjatune.net\/artist\/fink\"\u003eFink\u003c\/a\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eFin Greenall\u003c\/strong\u003e (vocals\/guitar), together with \u003cstrong\u003eTim Thornton\u003c\/strong\u003e (drums\/guitar) and \u003cstrong\u003eGuy Whittaker\u003c\/strong\u003e (bass). It will be their first release on the \u003cstrong\u003eR’COUP’D\u003c\/strong\u003e imprint, a label newly created by \u003cstrong\u003eGreenall\u003c\/strong\u003e with the backing of the \u003cstrong\u003eNinja Tune\u003c\/strong\u003e team.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRecorded in seventeen days at Hollywood’s legendary \u003cstrong\u003eSound Factory\u003c\/strong\u003e studios with producer\u003cstrong\u003e Billy Bush\u003c\/strong\u003e (Garbage, Beck, Foster the People), \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ninjatune.net\/release\/fink\/hard-believer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHard Believer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is shot through with rawness and controlled aggression; an album replete with calm beginnings seguing into powerfully hypnotic loops and climactic finales. It is a masterful collection of songs from an artist at the peak of his creative powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“We wanted to go deeper this time, and be more ambitious with the music,”\u003c\/em\u003e Fin explains, \u003cem\u003e“to move the sound forward without losing touch of where we’re from.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eUrban, bluesy, and alive, the album presents ten brand new songs, including the mighty “\u003cstrong\u003eShakespeare\u003c\/strong\u003e”, a tale of young love gone tragically sour as the mood darkens from acoustic to guttural rock; the spiky yet delicate “\u003cstrong\u003eLooking Too Closely\u003c\/strong\u003e”, riding an irresistible piano-and-guitar groove; “\u003cstrong\u003eGreen and the Blue\u003c\/strong\u003e”, on which a vulnerable \u003cstrong\u003eGreenall\u003c\/strong\u003e meditates on the constants in life that see you through tough times; “\u003cstrong\u003eTwo Days Later\u003c\/strong\u003e”, a deeply personal lament and one of only two songs on the record that start and remain down-tempo; and the breathtaking “\u003cstrong\u003ePilgrim\u003c\/strong\u003e”, the latest collaboration with songwriter \u003cstrong\u003eBlair Mackichan\u003c\/strong\u003e, co-writer of “\u003cstrong\u003eThis Is The Thing\u003c\/strong\u003e” from \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ninjatune.net\/artist\/fink\"\u003eFink\u003c\/a\u003e’s 2007 album \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ninjatune.net\/release\/fink\/distance-and-time\"\u003eDistance and Time\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, and “\u003cstrong\u003eHonesty\u003c\/strong\u003e” from 2011’s \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ninjatune.net\/release\/fink\/perfect-darkness\"\u003ePerfect Darkness\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSince making the transition from world-class club DJ and electronic producer, to the first ever singer-songwriter signed to legendary British label \u003cstrong\u003eNinja Tune\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eGreenall\u003c\/strong\u003e has released four critically acclaimed albums, worked in the studio with the likes of \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Legend\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eXimena Sariñana\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAmy Winehouse\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eProfessor Green\u003c\/strong\u003e and enjoyed incredible live success with the hugely popular 18-month \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ninjatune.net\/release\/fink\/perfect-darkness\"\u003ePerfect Darkness\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e world tour, which accumulated two live records: 2012’s \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ninjatune.net\/release\/fink\/wheels-turn-beneath-my-feet\"\u003eWheels Turn Beneath My Feet\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, and 2013’s \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ninjatune.net\/release\/fink\/fink-meets-the-royal-concertgebouw-orchestra\"\u003eFink Meets the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. All this and \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ninjatune.net\/artist\/fink\"\u003eFink\u003c\/a\u003e is still a name which – while evoking an impassioned response from many a fellow artist and from the avid fanbase – remains a mystery to a wider majority. This looks set to change...\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe term \"\u003cstrong\u003eHard Believer\u003c\/strong\u003e\" comes from deep-south Americana; it means somebody who is difficult to persuade, who requires proof. In truth, all anyone has to do here is listen to the powerful collection of songs on \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ninjatune.net\/release\/fink\/hard-believer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHard Believer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. The belief will surely follow.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ninjatune","offers":[{"title":"2xCD","offer_id":44934136430751,"sku":"RCPDCD001","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"2xLP","offer_id":44934136463519,"sku":"RCPD001","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/8563\/5999\/products\/hard-believer-main.jpg?v=1736247151","url":"https:\/\/merch.ninjatune.net\/products\/rcpd001","provider":"Ninja Tune","version":"1.0","type":"link"}