{"product_id":"tvam-ruins","title":"Ruins","description":"\u003cp\u003eTVAM returns with news of his new album, \u003cem\u003eRuins\u003c\/em\u003e, which is due to be released on 27 February via Invada Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe follow-up to \u003cem\u003eHigh Art Lite\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRuins \u003c\/em\u003eis an album shaped by grief, reflection, and transformation; a record that captures both the weight of loss and the strange beauty that comes with it. Written after a self-imposed break from songwriting, it represents a shift in focus and perspective for Joseph Oxley. “I wanted to step away from what I thought I was supposed to make,” he explains. “The worst advice anyone can give you is, ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.’ It’s always broken. It always needs fixing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt its core, \u003cem\u003eRuins \u003c\/em\u003eexplores loss not as emptiness but as presence, something that reshapes the world around you. The album finds Oxley wrestling with the dualities of human experience: the tension between what’s said and unsaid, between humanism and nihilism, public and private, despair and acceptance. “Hope and despair don’t cancel each other out,” he says. “They can co-exist — that’s what makes it feel real.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMusically, \u003cem\u003eRuins \u003c\/em\u003eis expansive and immersive. Dark but magical, it is filled with reverb-drenched synths, fractured textures and hammer-blow snares. Guitars weave through the mix with a newfound restraint, creating space for atmosphere and emotion to take centre stage. “Broken reality” textures collide with driving rhythms, recalling the cinematic pulse of Floodland-era The Sisters of Mercy, and the melodic melancholy of Disintegration-era The Cure. The result is a record that finds beauty in dissonance and light in the wreckage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased: February 2026\u003cbr\u003eCat: INV348LP-C1\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Invada\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eListen\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/thsCEKAkjaw?si=lpWBAzmQgoMmYQOB\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e01. Comfort Collar\u003cbr\u003e02. The Gloom\u003cbr\u003e03. The Words\u003cbr\u003e04. Real Life\u003cbr\u003e05. Powder Blue\u003cbr\u003e06. Follow Me Home\u003cbr\u003e07. Winter Rose\u003cbr\u003e08. In Memory\u003cbr\u003e09. Love Like Glue\u003cbr\u003e10. Sweetness \u0026amp; Light\u003cbr\u003e11. The Haunted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"TVAM","offers":[{"title":"LP-Crystal Clear","offer_id":56069942706562,"sku":"27\/02\/26-DISCAR","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1795\/4365\/files\/TVAM_RUINS.jpg?v=1765371231","url":"https:\/\/recordculture.com\/products\/tvam-ruins","provider":"Record Culture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}