Album

Palo Santo

Years & Years

2018 · Pop

Rare pressing on Gatefold

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Palo Santo by Years & Years

Palo Santo is a Pop album by Years & Years, originally released in 2018. On Gatefold: 15 pressings tracked.

About

“Crafting pop songs is such a mysterious science,” Olly Alexander, frontman of London synth-pop trio Years & Years, told Apple Music. Their 2015 UK chart-topping debut, <i>Communion</i>, demonstrated that it’s a science he’s mastered, yet the songwriter was avoiding the difficult things about his sexuality he really wanted to say. "I was a little bit scared,” he confessed, but his band’s follow-up wastes no time exploring more uncomfortable terrain. Pulsating opener “Sanctify” details his complex relationships with straight-identifying men, while “If You’re Over Me” unlocks the pain of rejection. <i>Palo Santo</i>’s title references a South American incense known for its healing powers, and Alexander hopes that tracks exploring sin and sexuality might likewise help conflicted fans accept themselves for who they are. “For anybody listening,” he said, “I just hope it makes them feel inspired to get a little freaky, be a little weirder, and be a little sensual.”

via Apple Music

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Tracklist

  1. 1Sanctify3:12
  2. 2Hallelujah3:39
  3. 3All for You3:39
  4. 4Karma3:13
  5. 5Hypnotised4:03
  6. 6Rendezvous3:04
  7. 7If You're Over Me3:09
  8. 8Preacher3:26
  9. 9Lucky Escape3:46
  10. 10Palo Santo4:02
  11. 11Here1:39
  12. 12Play3:06
  13. 13Valentino3:01
  14. 14Howl3:53
  15. 15Don't Panic3:15
  16. 16Up in Flames3:34

Sound DNA

  • Pop

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Chris LawsDRUMS
  • Daniel TraynorWRITTEN-BY, VOCALS
  • Emre TurkmenBACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, SYNTHESIZER BEATS, SYNTHESIZER, PROGRAMMED BY, BACKING VOCALS
  • GRADESPERFORMER , PROGRAMMED BY
  • Greg KurstinDRUMS, PERCUSSION, PIANO, SYNTHESIZER DRUMS, PERCUSSION, SYNTHESIZER DRUMS, SYNTHESIZER
  • John ParricelliGUITAR
  • KeyFEATURING
  • Michael GoldsworthyBACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, PERCUSSION, SYNTH BASS
  • Olly AlexanderVOCALS VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS, MRIDANGAM VOCALS, PIANO
  • Steve MacKEYBOARDS

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