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The musical duo of Shane Butler & Caity Shaffer released their debut album as Olden Yolk last year, an alluring concoction of hypnagogic folk & kosmiche rhythms, expanding & refining Butler's work in his former band Quilt toward a more focused direction. The songs on InchLiving TheatreInch were written & recorded during a heavy time of transition & upheaval for the duo, with personal tragedies and a big move from their NYC home to a warmer climate in Los Angeles coloring the album's inception. Musically, the duo's songwriting has gelled into a unified front, relying more on the subtle shifts of melody & rhythm than a barrage of chord changes; Living Theatre's hooks lap at your feet like a babbling brook, rather than bowl you over like violent waves. The refinement in tunes like InchCastor & PolluxInch, InchGrand PalaisInch & first single InchCotton & CainInch points to a new frontier for the group; soaring skyward toward the emotionally textural plateaus of trailblazers like The Go-Betweens or Yo La Tengo. There's a discernible romantic feel to tunes like InchViolent DaysInch or Distant Episode's rich arrangements - Living Theatre showcases a band breaking free from it's chrysalis, and embracing it's next phase of evolution. Album Tracks 1. 241 D 2. Blue Paradigm 3. Cotton & Cain 4. Meadowlands 5. Castor & Pollux 6. Violent Days 7. Every Ark 8. Grand Palais 9. Distant Episode 10. Angelino High
