Lou Barlow - Apocalypse Fetish - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

After decades on the road and the never-ending hustle of life as an artist, Lou Barlow has tapped into a new confidence in the chaos. In 2021, the concept of balance feels particularly intimidating. Now more than ever, it's clear life isn't just leveling out a pair of responsibilities. Instead, we're chasing after a flock of different ideals with a butterfly net. On Barlow's new solo album, Reason to Live, he has come to an understanding of that swirl rather than trying to contain it. As a long-time indie legend, Barlow has found a life akin to a middle-class musician. In recent years, he's moved from Los Angeles back to Massachusetts, where he lives with his wife and three kids. And yet rather than settle into a comfortable malaise or yearn for the open road, Barlow's strengthened urgency finds a way to merge the two instincts. Reason to Live is shambolic and grand yet intimate and doting, warmly acoustic and crackling with grit. InchI had been struggling for a way to connect both my home life and my recorded life, but this record is the first time I've integrated that,Inch Barlow says. By folding the many facets of his life into one package, Reason to Live radiates with a renewed balance and calm. That comfort in complexity shines through even in the recording process, with select songs having origins in decades past and others written in the early stages of 2020. Barlow wrote lead single InchLove InterveneInch in 2018, and set out to recreate the layered acoustics while adapting the lyrics to his new present. The resulting propulsive track rides on interlocking strumming patterns, Barlow's voice as crisp as a New England breeze. InchTide after tide, change is the meaning of life/ It turns any wall into sand,Inch he exhales, before yet again calling for love to lead the way through. Album opener InchIn My ArmsInch quite literally pulls from Barlow's teen years, util

Lou Barlow - Brace the Wave [COMPACT DISCS] date 09/04/2015

15th Anniversary Deluxe Limited Edition Box Set of Mastodon's fourth studio album, Crack the Skye, on exclusive 2LP Gold Vinyl + Blu-ray. Disc 1 is the original album remastered while Disc 2, Crack the Skye The Score, features instrumental versions of each track. The Blu-ray disc includes Crack the Skye 10th Anniversary Animations, Crack the Skye The Movie & The Making of Crack the Skye. The box also includes a 24 x 24 Poster, 10x10 sheet with four individual custom designed magnets and a 12 page, 12x12 booklet. Originally released in March 2009, the album features InchOblivionInch, InchDivinationsInch InchThe Last BaronInch and more.