Those same songs have now become a way to continue a conversation with the ghosts.” “I’ve always used music as a way to deal with negative experiences and to figure myself out,” he explains, “I’ve lost a few close friends the last couple years and some of these songs provided the light I needed to process that. Described by Angell as “a sort of mindfulness exercise,” the new tracks focus restless energy left in the wake of personal loss and creative self-doubt. Known for his bruised, evocative vocals, and craftsman-like songwriting, he uses the new album to build on an already formidable catalog, with a cinematic style that oscillates between lust and loathing. With THE LIGHT BELOW, we’re once again invited behind the velvet curtain, to the smoke-filled room where whiskey-voiced Angell holds court, telling his tales over bluesy riffs with an alluring darkness. To listen to WALKING PAPERS is like gaining access to a secret society, like stumbling upon your new favorite bar behind an unmarked door - the kind where every patron has a story, and every night is a late one. Videos for the album’s first three singles, “Divine Intervention,” “The Value of Zero” and “What Did You Expect?” can be seen now on the band’s official YouTube and Vevo pages. And took everything from me.That’s how described THE LIGHT BELOW, the highly anticipated third album by WALKING PAPERS (frontman Jefferson Angell and keyboard player/longtime collaborator Benjamin Anderson), was just released via Carry On Music and can be purchased or streamed here. Hey, kids! Get up here! You need to see this! Roomy tank, great location, monkey house views, and of course, my adoring legions of fans! I've never been married! You may not remember me, but I could never forget. (Now… where were we? Oh, right.) You seriously don't remember me?ĭave! Dave! Right! Oh yeah, long time. A name perhaps you hope you'd never hear again, a phantom, a shadow of a former life! I. Octavius Brine - enowned geneticist, cheese enthusiast, and frequent donor to NPR pledge drives… but you know me by a different, much older name. Kowalski, Rico, and sweet little Private. And I was so happy to see you again, Skipper…. ![]() It looks like some sort of giant laser sent to kill us all, sir. Huh? Private, don't! Now what have I told you about–? Private, quit lollygagging… and regular gagging. You're a meaningful and valued member of this team. Rico, bust us out of these delicious prison. We're behind enemy lines and incredibly thirsty. You can't blame us for what happened to you.ĭave: Uh, can! That's how this whole revenge thing works! And with this, I've finally have the power to destroy you!Īll evidence indicates. The rest of us get nothing! The only thing that has kept me going all these years is my burning thirst for revenge! And my precious souvenir snow globe collection. I came to realize some creatures are born to get all the love. 'ĭave: While I was shunned… forgotten… unwanted…. Penguin Fan: I can't see the penguins, man! ĭave: Adorable penguins stole the show. And took everything from me.ĭave: 4 adorable baby penguins! With you around, no one wanted an old octopus anymore.ĭave: And so it went, over and over again. ĭad: Hey, kids! Get up here! You need to see this!ĭave: And then you arrived.īaby Skipper: Just, uh. Roomy tank, great location, monkey house views, and of course, my adoring legions of fans!ĭave: Dave the octopus of 1,000 tricks! ĭave: I was the total package. Uh, how's the wife?ĭave: I've never been married! You may not remember me, but I could never forget. Skipper: Dave! Dave! Right! Oh yeah, long time. ![]() (Carry on!)ĭave: (Now… where were we? Oh, right.) You seriously don't remember me? Dave!ĭave: (That's better.) Dave!Ī cricket: Sorry. Kowalski: It looks like some sort of giant laser sent to kill us all, sir. Skipper: Huh? Private, don't! Now what have I told you about–? Skipper: We're behind enemy lines and incredibly thirsty.
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