2009, Loose Music | Coppertree Records
VINYL FORMAT. On 180 gram vinyl! In the fair city of Detroit, nestled among the garage-rock nooks and country crannies, lurks the music of Blanche. Husband and wife Dan and Tracee Miller trade intense and haunting vocals over an uneasy sea of pedal steel, banjo, raw guitar sounds, and sparse, driving drumming. The moods created in the songs seem to define Blanche. Some songs are sad and pretty, while others have a powerful, spooky feel. The melodies trick you into singing along with tales of superstitions, garbage picking, fading trust, and feelings of lost hope. The sound combines the intense desperation of the Gun Club, the sincere sadness of the Carter Family, and the creepy playfulness of Lee Hazlewood.
"...odd to the bone and strangely heartwarming in a heartbreaking way." - Spin Magazine
"Imagine catching the Carter Family drowning in a vat of self pity - and enjoying it - a wonderfully perverse walk on the dark side." - The Guardian
"...odd to the bone and strangely heartwarming in a heartbreaking way." - Spin Magazine
"Imagine catching the Carter Family drowning in a vat of self pity - and enjoying it - a wonderfully perverse walk on the dark side." - The Guardian
Tracklisting
Disc 1
| 1 | I'm Sure of It |
| 2 | Last Year's Leaves |
| 3 | Year from Now |
| 4 | No Matter Where You Go... |
| 5 | What This Town Needs |
| 6 | Child of the Moon |
| 7 | Little Amber Bottles |
| 8 | World I Used to Be Afraid Of |
| 9 | O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? |
| 10 | I Can't Sit Down |
| 11 | (Exordium) |
| 12 | World's Largest Crucifix |
| 13 | Scar Beneath the Skin [*] |
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