Francis of Delirium - Run, Run Pure Beauty

Having smashed it out the park with her acclaimed debut album (that we very proudly offered as a sought-after Dinked Edition), Jana Bahrich returns with eleven songs of discovery, despair and perseverance, which ultimately serve as a mirror to its creator.

Run, Run Pure Beauty is a brilliant next instalment in the Francis of Delirium arc and we are very much here for it! Wanting to introduce different perspectives into her songwriting with this record - informed by both her travels and the tumultuous times we find ourselves in - she’s also brought about a progression in her sound with these new songs somehow sounding larger, with undeniable harmonies and more orchestration. It’s a rich and satiating listen that we’ve already happily had on repeat.

And, once again, Jana herself has gone to town on the design elements and had some proper fun putting this exclusive package together for us.

Featuring the singles, ‘Little Black Dress’ and ‘It’s a Beautiful Life’, it serves as an excavation of hope in bleak times. Recorded after coming off tours with both Bôa and Blondshell, the album was produced by Jana Bahrich (Francis of Delirium herself) and long time collaborator Chris Hewett, and mixed by Nicolas Vernhes (Deerhunter, Dirty Projectors, Silver Jews, Wild Nothing). Its eleven songs of discovery, despair and perseverance ultimately serve as a mirror on its creator and is a brilliant next installment in the Francis of Delirium arc.

An artist who seeks to connect with her listeners on a deeper level, she’s made hope and inner strength central themes on her new album, Run, Run Pure Beauty. Jana says the title track is “an imagining of the world after it has been destroyed by humans and technology. Thrashing against what humans have left behind, ultimately the pure beauty of nature wins out.” Wanting to bring different perspectives into her songwriting with this record - informed by both her travels and the tumultuous times we find ourselves in - she’s also brought about a progression in her sound with these new songs somehow sounding larger, with undeniable harmonies and more orchestration.

“Jana Bahrich seems too young for this tremendous debut’s ambitious anthems…” Uncut, 8/10 'Lighthouse' Album Review

"Capturing a similar melancholy sparkle to indie favourites such as Japanese Breakfast and Snail Mail, Lighthouse's 11 tracks encapsulate both bittersweet, desperate yearning and a breathless new romance; throughout, the golden-hour world they live in is astonishingly vivid. Bahrich’s choruses, almost every one, are lump-in-your-throat gorgeous.” NME

"There’s a bit of Pixies and Snail Mail and the Beths in there, and maybe some Lomelda and Lucy Dacus and  Built To Spill. You know, that really f*cking good shit." Stereogum

"In a time when the world often feels fragmented, Francis of Delirium offers a message of hope and unity.” Dork

For Fans Of: Blondshell / Lime Garden / Phoebe Bridgers / Theo Bleak / Soccer Mommy / Bleach Lab