jbrana Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 I've been a fan of Laura Gibson's work for awhile, and love the new direction she's gone on her new album Empire Builder. It is her first album in four years and is due on Barsuk Records April 1st. PRE-ORDER: $17.99 $16.99 (Amazon) "Empire Builder is named for the Amtrak route Laura Gibson took while moving from Portland, Oregon to New York City in the summer of 2014. Out of her comfort zone, she found even more of a challenge than she'd envisioned. Immediately upon arrival, she broke her foot and barely left her 5th floor apartment for the first two months. Then, on March 26th, 2015, her East Village building burned to the ground in a horrific gas explosion which killed two people and left many homeless. Gibson escaped from her apartment unharmed, but lost everything: all identification, eyeglasses, musical instruments, years of notebooks and every word she had written in response to her move. It is no surprise that Empire Builder stands as her most personal record to date. But while the making of the album was cathartic, it s not just an auto-biographical mirror-gazing exercise; it s a huge leap forward for Gibson as a songwriter, composer and producer. Gibson gathered a stellar band of old friends to complement her songs: guitarist/bassist Dave Depper (Death Cab for Cutie, Menomena), drummer/percussionist Dan Hunt (Neko Case) and composer/violinist Peter Broderick. Other contributors include Nate Query of the Decemberists and vocalist Alela Diane." Hear "The Cause" via NPR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphasias Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 I'm excited for this one. I've been waiting for Bullmoose to put up a pre-order. It somehow managed to escape my attention until now that Alela Diane appears on the album. I'm curious how prominent her contribution will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull Moose Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 I'm excited for this one. I've been waiting for Bullmoose to put up a pre-order. It somehow managed to escape my attention until now that Alela Diane appears on the album. I'm curious how prominent her contribution will be. And here it is. The pre-order you want for $16.97. http://www.bullmoose.com/p/21956007/laura-gibson-empire-builder Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphasias Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Thanks for the heads up. Pre-ordered it along with the new PJ Harvey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serotonein Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Or just order directly from the label http://www.barsuk.com/w3.cgi?vwy=shop/bark162 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
putol Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 or for the europeans directly from the european label http://cityslang.frocksteady.com/shop/music/empire-builder-lp.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrana Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 Price drop on Amazon to $16.99. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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