Vegyn is back with his second full length album following 2019’s Only Diamonds Cut Diamonds. Joe Thornalley’s story is well known by now, having cut his teeth with the likes of James Blake, Frank Ocean, and JPEGMAFIA, but the years since his debut have pushed that highly regarded and unique production into myriad exciting directions. The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions crystallises his evolutions of late, both as an inspired label head of PLZ Make It Ruins (George Riley, John Glacier, Headache, Memo Boy etc) as well as a forward thinking artist.
Dark as the title may seem, there’s plenty of vibrant joy to be found on this record. ‘A Dream Goes On Forever’ opens with PLZ protégé John Glacier urging us to remember the good things in life as synths explode in rainbow fountains. It’s a downtempo prayer with imperative chunky drum loops and reversed piano chords that instantly tap into Vegyn’s pastel coloured emotional vein, further eked out with wisping psych guitars, placid rhodes chords, and UK bass in bubblegum flavours.
- 180-Gram Vinyl
- 2x Silver Vinyl LP
- PLZ048LPC
- Release Date : 05/04/2024