Chris Staples - Holy Moly - VINYL LP

There is a fearless quality to the music of new ANTI- signing Christopher Paul Stelling. A voice that sounds both old and young, an effortless yet intricate finger-picking guitar style, and lyrics that are dramatic and intensely confessional. It's a sound that channels the restless spirit of a young man who left home to travel the country, writing haunting and impassioned songs formed by endless nights alone on stage with a guitar, playing to packed houses, other times to nearly empty rooms. Stelling estimates that he's played over four hundred shows in just the past three years. It places him within a longstanding tradition that serves to build both character and vision. Labor Against Waste features Stelling's astonishing guitar work, a melodic finger-picking style influenced in large part by blues legends such as Skip James and Mississippi John, masters like John Fahey, and banjo greats Dock Boggs and Roscoe Holcomb. On top of this soars Stelling's voice, a resonant baritone that calls to mind classic troubadours from Tim Hardin to Steve Earle. Accompanied by an ensemble of stomps, claps, French horn, flugelhorn, kettle drums, string quartet, and a chorus comprised of members from the Low Anthem, in whose studio Stelling recorded the album, Labor Against Waste is the opening statement in what should be a long and storied career. Album Tracks 1. Warm Enemy 2. Revenge 3. Scarecrow 4. Castle 5. Horse 6. Death of Influence 7. Dear Beast 8. Hard Work 9. Burial Shroud 10. Too Far North

Album Tracks 1. Destitute 2. The Cost of Doing Business 3. Oh, River 4. A Day or a Lifetime 5. Sleep Baby Sleep 1. You Have to Believe 2. Stranger Blues 3. Badguys 4. Red Door 5. A Tempest

Los Angeles based Chris Murray has pioneered a low-fi, intimate singer/songwriter approach to modern traditional ska music. Originally lead Canadian 90's ska/rock powerhouse King Apparatus on tours all across North America, his studio output over the past 30 years have appeared on Moon NYC, Asian Man, and Ska In The World among others. Thirteen tracks recorded with his acoustic trio full of proven fan favorites, red vinyl repress. Side A 1. The Voice You Never Hear 2. Little Bit Of Love 3. Buckle Up 4. Toothbrush 5. What Will Come 6. Ain't No Joke Bein' Broke 7. Anchor Side B 1. Guns & Gold 2. Forget Your Love 3. When Your Someday Come 4. Ready 5. Heaven 6. Only For You