The Blue Hour Available September 25th in
North America via Termo Records
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Tomorrow RHYS MARSH AND THE AUTUMN GHOST return
with their third full-length record, The Blue Hour, in which MARSH leads
them into another bold sonic-territory. In conjunction with the album's
release, Spinner.com is giving fans a chance to listen to The Blue
Hour in its entirety as part of their Full Album Listening Party
Series. Get a first listen to the album HERE and pick up a copy of the record HERE.
A video for the first single from The Blue Hour "Read
the Cards". which was shot in Trondheim, Norway is available for
viewing exclusively HERE.
The trademark combination of dynamics & melancholy
remains, though this time the strings & Mellotrons have stepped aside for
brass & woodwind ensembles. There is also a noticeable change in the
vocal presentation - the thickly-layered harmonies have now been stripped
back to a more monophonic point of focus. All of these elements come together
beautifully, giving the album an incredibly warm & intimate atmosphere.
From the outset - the hypnotic rhythms & longing
woodwind arrangement of "And I Wait" which slowly unfurls over
seven minutes, after which heading straight into the sixties-tinged
"Read The Cards", with its heavily-staccatoed horn section &
old-school double drums - it's clear thatMARSH is pushing further
forward.
For The Blue Hour, MARSH has once again assembled a new AUTUMN GHOST, this time featuring the cream of the crop of the contemporary Norwegian music scene. In fact, this is the first album on which MARSH has chosen to feature an entirely Norwegian line-up, borrowing from bands such as Jaga Jazzist, The National Bank, Emmerhoff And The Melancholy Babies & Pelbo, along with collaborators of Susanne Sundfør, Kaizers Orchestra &Magnet. This also marks the first occasion that an AUTUMN GHOST album has been written & recorded entirely in Norway.
Recently a teaser video for The Blue Hour which
features a glimpse into the recording process of the album, which was
recorded in Trondheim, Oslo and Bergen Norway, was released and can be viewed HERE.
The Blue Hour Tracklisting:
1) And I Wait 2) Read the Cards 3) The Movements of Our Last Farewell 4) Broken Light 5) Wooden Heart 6) Further From the Truth 7) The Place Where You Lay 8) One More Moment For More Info Please Visit: http://www.rhysmarsh.com http://www.autumnsongs.no http://www.termorecords.com |
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