Weatherday is the noise-pop project of the mononymous Swedish artist Sputnik. While they have also found success with their side project, Lola's Pocket PC, it is their cult-acclaimed albumĀ Come inĀ that has garnered them a large and dedicated following through its raucous musical universe and serpentine sparklepunk stylings. Often heralded as an achievement of lo-fi bedroom pop tangled with threads of emo and DIY,Ā Come inĀ is better described, in its authorās own words, as a ālife goal.ā
The initial spark that ignited the fiery, heated debut from Weatherday originated from Sputnikās desire to write, perform, and produce a record all on their own, from the ground up. Starting in 2014-2015, their preliminary attempts at what would eventually becomeĀ Come inĀ first materialized as a shoegaze EP, and then a dream-pop meets chamber-pop LP. Ever the perfectionist though, Sputnik wasnāt satisfied with the results and deleted the releases without a trace, finally deciding to set out in the direction of something more akin to their longtime influences of emo and its various subgenres.
After two years of tinkering in this stylistic sweetspot, Sputnik settled on the eleven knotted, maximal tracks that comprise Come in. From the caustic, harsh peaks of āSleep in while youāre doing your bestā to the soothing piano-laden passages of āEmbarrassing paintingsā and experimental, granular coda of āWater dreamer the same,ā the range of Weatherdayās debut is doubtlessly a product of an artist who refuses to compromise a single shred of their vision.
Track List:
Come in
Older Than Before (Oswald Made No Way for Himself)
Mio, min Mio
Sleep In While You're Doing Your Best
My Sputnik Sweetheart
Cut Lips
Embarrassing Paintings (Agatha Showed Great Initiative in Art Class This Week)