Description
The Old Ceremony returns with their new album, Sprinter, a rich, haunting collection of southern gothic pop. Lead track Magic Hour combines a noir melody with earworm lyrics that will come to you in your sleep.
Produced by Mitch Easter (Lets Active) with arrangement help from Chris Stamey (dBs) and a shining guest appearance from R.E.M.s Mike Mills, this record proves that it takes a village, or more specifically a humid southern town to make a classic album.
Sprinters direction reflects Haskins recent experiences as a featured performer in an acclaimed series of live concert performances of Big Stars classic album Sister Lovers (aka Third), with a rotating all-star cast thats included Easter, Mills, Stamey and Big Stars Jody Stephens.
Resisting preconceived genre pigeonholes, The Old Ceremony draws freely from a boundless wellspring of stylistic influences to create music thats unique and personal. Frontman/songwriter Haskins richly detailed lyrics paint complex, intimate character sketches, while the band employs a wide palette of instrumental textures to construct cinematic chamber-pop soundscapes that are both emotionally evocative and effortlessly catchy.
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