Σtella: Adagio (Loser Edition Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

"Almost as soon as Stella Chronopoulou began writing Adagio, her fifth album as ∑tella, she knew the time had finally come to sing in Greek, her native tongue. It would be a first. She started the record almost by accident in 2019, during an 11-hour boat ride to the island of Anafi. ∑tella had recently gone through a patch of personal turmoil and needed a break from home. On the ferry, she pulled out her cell phone as the boat clipped through the Mediterranean and began with a simple melody, steadily piecing together a rough instrumental. As psychedelic keyboards twinkled and swayed above staccato drums, the track suggested some deep exhalation, as if ∑tella were letting go of long-unnecessary baggage. For a spell, she set the instrumental aside. She wasn’t ready yet, or in a rush. Written and recorded over the span of five years, with a consortium of international collaborators including !!!’s Rafael Cohen and British songwriter Gabriel Stebbing, Adagio is a 27-minute meditation on love and desire, rest and time. Though the bulk of it is sung in English, ∑tella delivers her first two songs in Greek here 'Omorfo Mou', the one that began on the boat, and a cover of a 1969 cult classic of the Greek New Wave, Litsa Sakelariou’s 'Ta Vimata'. It is a sign of the self-assurance that radiates throughout these tender and smitten little tunes." - Sub Pop Records

• Sub Pop Loser Edition pink colored vinyl (please note: actual pressing color and packaging may differ from mock-up photo)
• includes poster insert
• limited edition
• music label: Sub Pop 2025