Think: Peace Explained

Think: Peace
Type:studio
Artist:Clarence Clarity
Cover:Clarence Clarity Think Peace Cover.jpg
Released:4 October 2018
Genre:R&B, Synth Pop, New Wave
Length:39:07
Label:Deluxe Pain
Prev Title:No Now
Prev Year:2015

Think: Peace (stylised as THINK: PEACE) is the second album by English musician Clarence Clarity. It was released on 4 October 2018 on Clarity's own Deluxe Pain label.

Background

In 2016, a year after the release of Clarity's debut album, he released the Same EP, an EP consisting of the same track, "Same", repeated five times onto his SoundCloud;[1] [2] he also released the single "Vapid Feels Are Vapid".[3] The following year, he began releasing more singles with minimal to no advertising, such as "Fold 'Em" and "Naysayer Godslayer",[4] [5] the latter of which featured the vocals of Rina Sawayama on the chorus, whom Clarity had executive produced the mini album Rina for that same year.[6] He stated in that same year that he was working on an album under the name Leave Earth.

In September 2018, the album's new title was revealed to be Think: Peace,[7] and would be released on 4 October on his own Deluxe Pain label.[8] Upon the release of the album, Leave Earth was revealed to be a playlist of singles released from 2016 to 2018 instead, including the single versions of tracks featured on the album.[9] On October 14, just over a week after the album's release, Clarity released the album's instrumentals onto his Bandcamp.[10]

Composition

Reviewers noted that Think: Peace's sound was stripped back production-wise, and contained more traditional compositions compared to Clarity's previous effort, No Now, with a wider audience appeal.[8] The songs often feature sounds of genres rooted in the 80s, such as synth-pop and mew wave,[11] [8] while carrying over the R&B sound featured heavily in No Now. Many of the songs featured on the album are remixed versions of previously released singles, with several tracks featuring portions of other singles, such as "Naysayer, Magick Obeyer" featuring the last chorus of "Adam & the Evil" rather than the last chorus of the single "Naysayer Godslayer".

References

  1. Web site: SAME EP . 2022-04-19 . SoundCloud . en.
  2. Web site: Clarence Clarity's got a genius new EP out called SAME . 2022-04-19 . The Line of Best Fit . en.
  3. Web site: Clarence Clarity - "Vapid Feels Are Vapid" . 2022-04-19 . The Needle Drop . 13 November 2016 . en-US.
  4. Web site: Clarence Clarity teases second record Leave Earth with tormented-soul single "Fold 'Em" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180511022441/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/clarence-clarity-teases-second-record-leave-earth-fold-em . 11 May 2018 . 2019-02-09 . The Line of Best Fit . en.
  5. Web site: "Naysayer Godslayer" is the new deranged R&B jam from Clarence Clarity . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190209232312/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/naysayer-godslayer-is-the-new-deranged-rb-jam-from-clarence-clarity . 9 February 2019 . 2019-02-09 . The Line of Best Fit . en.
  6. Web site: Rina Sawayama and Clarence Clarity team up for haywire anthem "Alterlife" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190210044349/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/rina-sawayama-and-clarence-clarity-team-up-for-haywire-anthem-alterlife . 10 February 2019 . 2019-02-09 . The Line of Best Fit . en.
  7. Web site: Clarity . Clarence . 2018-09-04 . My 2nd album is called THINK: PEACE and it will be out in one month. . 2019-02-09 . @clarenceclarity . en.
  8. Web site: Clarence Clarity releases polished pop record 'THINK: PEACE' – WRBB 104.9 FM . 2022-04-19 . en-US.
  9. Web site: Clarity . Clarence . 2018-10-04 . Leave Earth . 2019-02-09 . @clarenceclarity . en.
  10. Web site: THINK: PEACE (INSTRUMENTALS), by Clarence Clarity . 2022-04-19 . Clarence Clarity . en.
  11. Web site: Benner . Edward . Album review: The exhilarating strangeness of Clarence Clarity's "THINK: PEACE" The Review . 15 October 2018 . 2022-04-19 . en-US.

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