LP - Matthew Dear - Black City

1LP - indie transparent silver vinyl

On the occasion of Ghostly International's 25th anniversary and the 15th anniversary of "Black City", Ghostly and Matthew Dear present a special transparent silver vinyl repressing. Released in 2010, nearly a decade into his craft, "Black City" was a watershed moment for Matthew Dear.

A steely noir set that straddled electronic dance and indie rock classification, earning him "Best New Music" from Pitchfork and a worldwide tour with a besuited band, the album unlocked Dear's darkest and most engrossing ideas to date. The love-obsessed songwriter of 2007's "Asa Breed" had given way to a more existentially paranoid entity.

Creeping disco tempos, cavernous atmospherics, and strange distortions brought his signature avant-pop sound to a moodier place. "Black City" wasn't to be found on any map. It was a composite, an imaginary metropolis peopled by desperate cases, lovelorn souls, and amoral motives, with flashes of sweetness and hope.