August 26, 2022
12"
Album
/ Danger Collective
/ Rock, Shoegaze, Alternative Rock, Lo-Fi, Indie Rock, Acoustic, Noise
Melanchole is a collection of ambitious lo-fi pop songs recorded by Daniel Johann in the winter of 2012 in Wellington, New Zealand, when Johann was only 15-years-old. The songs deal with the awkwardness of growing up, the pains of being apart, and the anxieties of being alive and real. Originally self-released on bandcamp, the album became a viral internet sensation, garnering over 100 million streams on Spotify and a large TikTok following. In 2016, Melanchole was remastered and released on vinyl with a new track listing; the first pressing sold out within the first 24 hours it was released. This third pressing will be released on doublemint green vinyl with a brand new album cover, packaged with an OBI strip and a 12x12 insert.Johann continues to remain somewhat of an enigma, rarely performing live or giving interviews. After almost a decade since his debut, Johann is currently in the midst of recording a follow-up album.
Tracklist:
- 1. I Dont Know Anyone, I Am
- 2. Stones Pull Out Heart
- 3. I Dont Want to Ask Your Father or Anything
- 4. Melanchole / Diary Pt. 1
- 5. I Was All Over Her
- 6. Like You Know I Get Old
- 7. Post-Traumatic All-Night-Long
- 8. Voice VI
- 9. Reprise
- 10. (Dream)
- 11. Needs No Progress, I Will Lie
- 12. Girl
- 13. Te Aroha