Gentle Lurch, The

Workingman's Lurch

It is difficult to call The Gentle Lurch a folk band, but its also difficult to call their output experimental music. There are only three choruses on the whole album. Most tracks are like journeys from point A to point B, others level and rise like waves on an ocean. They use elements of Folk, Country and Americana, because they like their emotional directness. But they realign them into something different. Ludwig Bauer has written two harrowingly beautiful string arrangements and, from time to time, an obscure Choir of Mothers expands the polyphony of voices of the bands three lead singers. Their songs are lyric-heavy and narrative. Cornelia Mothes takes up much more room on this record, confronting Lars Hillers stoic sing-song manner of recitation with a comforting, almost redemptive element. She also brings a previously unfound directness and pop-affinity to the bands third record. Workingmans Lurch is both - complaint and consolation.

Price
€ 19.00
Genre
Format
L+C - 2 disk
Release date
15-09-2014
Label
Item-nr
425867
EAN
4260016925148
Availability
In stock
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TRACKS

Disk 1

1. THE DARKEST GROVE OF PINES
2. CANNOT
3. ALL THINGS COME
4. ON HOW TO TAMP LEAKS
5. WORKINGMANS LURCH
6. DON'T TELL MY BROTHER
7. STILL LIFE
8. SOME PIECES OF ADVICE TO THE GOLDEN BREAM
9. NESTING