KEVIN MORBY - 'HARLEM RIVER'

Formats

• WOODSIST071G - LP (COLOURED)

  655035047119

• WOODSIST071CD - CD

  655035047126

Details

GREEN VINYL PRESSING Harlem River marks the solo debut of songwriter Kevin Morby. Known for his work as the singer / guitarist for Brooklyn band The Babies and bassist for Woods, the Kansas City native and new Los Angeles resident calls the record “an homage to New York City,” his adopted home for the past five years. Harlem River features eight interweaving tales of tragedy and misfortune from a series of desperate characters playing out their dramas with the city as backdrop. A departure from some of the signature sounds of his better known projects, Morby’s solo material glistens with a haunting intimacy. He maintains that the songs are about other people, but it’s hard not to feel a piece of him in each one—a half-imagined, half-painfully personal world of lost love, addiction, violence and prayers for the departed. • Debut solo record from The Babies singer / guitarist and Woods bassist The album was recorded in Los Angeles in February and March of 2013 with producer Rob Barbato, who recorded The Babies’ second album Our House on the Hill and whose guitar and bass work figure prominently on Harlem River. It also features drummer Justin Sullivan (The Babies) as well as contributions from Will Canzoneri, Tim Presley (White Fence), Dan Iead and Cate Le Bon.

Tracks

1. Miles, Miles, Miles
2. Wild Side (Oh the Places You?ll Go)
3. Harlem River
4. If You Leave and If You Marry
5. Slow Train
6. Reign
7. Sucker in the Void (The Lone Mile)
8. The Dead They Don?t Come Back

Press

? Debut solo record from The Babies singer / guitarist and Woods bassist
? December US tour with Cate Le Bon; full US tour in January in the works

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