Gordi – Like Plasticine
On her third album, Australian singer-songwriter Gordi attempts to make sense of what she faced as a frontline doctor during the pandemic
There seems to be a veil of COVID amnesia around the world. Did it really happen or are the horrors just history to be forgotten? Australian Sophie Payten attempts to make sense of what she faced as a frontline doctor during the pandemic on her third album as Gordi, in the process giving us what we need – a warm hug filled with empathy and hope.
With twitchy synths, rootsy loops and delicate strummed guitar or plinky piano her brand of folktronica deals with difficult topics but always makes you feel uplifted. Take PVC Divide (ft. Anaïs Mitchell) which lays bare the horror of her COVID as she sings: 'She said, did you watch them die on FaceTime?’
But the album succeeds so well because rather than misery, Payten also fills you with joy on songs like Head Rush, a bombastic Robyn-style banger, the defiant Cutting Room Floor, a song which looks forward to her second act after coming out and Peripheral Lover, another catchy dance track with Payten making sure we know, that despite everything she’s been through, she’s having fun.
Listen to: Cutting Room Floor, Peripheral Lover, PVC Divide