{"product_id":"meg-lui-instant-validation","title":"Meg Lui - Instant Validation LP","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn her debut album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInstant Validation, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNorthern California-born singer\/songwriter Meg Lui\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshares an up-close glimpse into the magnificently curious wonderland of her mind, offering up a batch of songs both rooted in raw emotion and inhabited by a fantastically surreal cast of characters:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e anthropomorphic flowers, sea monsters, Elvis Presley, the ill-fated lovers of ancient Greek myths. The album, produced by Sufjan Stevens and released on his longtime label Asthmatic Kitty Records, brings Lui’s intimate songwriting to an extravagantly detailed sound anchored in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eher warm yet commanding voice—an instrument she’s wielded to glorious effect in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esinging background vocals on acclaimed releases like Stevens’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJavelin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and John Legend’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy Favorite Dream\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. As \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHudson Valley-based artist’s first full-length project after years of musical soul-searching, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInstant Validation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a radiant showcase for Lui’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e balance of tender sincerity, quick-witted charm, and joyfully unbound imagination. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLui embraced \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea deliberately playful approach to the making of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInstant Validation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, carving out time for the album while holding down three jobs. After connecting with Stevens through mutual friends in the Catskills, the two began expanding on demos she’d gathered over the past decade and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eallowed each song to evolve \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith total abandon. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Before we worked together, I hadn’t realized how much I needed someone to help me let go and let the songs become what they wanted to be,” says Lui. “The way his mind works is unstoppable in a beautiful way, and I felt comfortable with him to just let the ideas flow.” With its title lifted from her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esunny yet incisive portrait of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the suffocating grip of our collective addiction to technology—and the insanity of living through a screen—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInstant Validation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eultimately presents a deeply lived-in look at building a meaningful life amid the chaos of the modern era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Meg Lui","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42862258028615,"sku":"AKR156LP-C1","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/9528\/files\/APD_MegLui_InstantValidation03_Square11.jpg?v=1783298594","url":"https:\/\/store.asthmatickitty.com\/products\/meg-lui-instant-validation","provider":"Asthmatic Kitty Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}