A five part tome to the ongoing trials and tribulations of navigating relationship and parenthood, “double checks on the corner” is a song cycle that encapsulates so much of what is seen as a hyper-domestic experience but digs deep into the nuances that are left behind doors or in text threads.
Bringing together the emotive songcraft that made “quiver” a highpoint in Ahmad’s back catalogue with the production aesthetic that makes her last two albums stand alone in the world, the melancholic lyrical observations on “double checks against the corner” are placed front and centre within the warm arrangements, constructed in the home with sounds from her most trusted collaborators.
credits
released May 5, 2023
Sia Ahmad - field recordings, guitar noise, loops, melodica, processes, programs, samples, vocals
with
Kate Ahmad - vocals (a-e)
Angus Andrew - processes (a,c,e)
Daniel Cunningham - electric guitars (a)
Hannah de Feyter - strings (d-e)
Evan Dorrian - cymbals (b,c,e)
Luke Keanan-Brown - drum kit, percussion (a,c,e)
Peter Kossen - bass guitar (a-c)
Kellie Lloyd - electric guitars (b)
Imagined on Ngunnawal land between 2019-2022
Additional production by Angus Andrew
Mastering by Joe Lambert
Artwork + Design by Alisha Bourke
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