‘Coprolite Tip’, which follows previous single, ‘Return of the Sun’, has an unlikely and unlovely subject: coprolite is fossilised faeces, mined for use as fertiliser in Victorian times. The track began as an anonymous voicemail to Grasscut HQ which told of the beauty of dragonflies at dusk at one such mine – the location of a fatal lightning strike in 1873. The track, based around these moments of brightness over a dramatic electronic backdrop with staccato electric guitar and multitracked violin
Andrew Phillips: vocals, piano, guitarviol, guitar, mandolin, synths, glockenspiel, dulcitone
Marcus O’Dair: management, piano
Dan Phillips: solo violin
Aram Zarikian: drums
Moscow Bow Tie Orchestra: strings
Vladimir Podgoretsky : conductor
Written, arranged, produced and mixed by Andrew Phillips
Score assistant, mix consultant: Max Gilkes
Mastered by Max Gilkes at 1Sonic
Photography and design: Pedr Browne