{"product_id":"hop-along-painted-shut-lp","title":"HOP ALONG 'PAINTED SHUT' LP","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003evinyl LP pressing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHop Along has had multiple lives. First conceptualized as a freak-folk solo act by Frances Quinlan, it progressed towards a fuller sound with the addition of Mark Quinlan on drums, Tyler Long on bass and Joe Reinhart (Algernon Cadwallader, Dogs on Acid) on guitar. Emerging as one of music’s most unique songwriters, the captivating vignettes Frances has weaved tell vivid stories of desperation and weary awakening. Their powerful voice is a spellbinding entity all it’s own, celebratory and raw, and one that can’t be shaken away.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLike their debut (2012’s\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGet Disowned\u003c\/i\u003e),\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePainted Shut\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a series of accounts, a procession of fleeting and repeating characters. However, it diverges from its predecessor in its close-up, controlled approach (most of the album features the band recording live), and more focused portraiture. Whereas\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGet Disowned\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecalls forth a dreamy collage of protagonists in a tone that’s often anthemic and surreal,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePainted Shut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a grounded, less merciful image of many struggling adults (and children) in a severe landscape.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOften depicted in\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePainted Shut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare the two lives of legendary (though generally unknown) musicians, Buddy Bolden and Jackson C. Frank, who were plagued with mental illness until their penniless deaths. Included are accounts of more everyday poverty, abuse, greed; and banal, sub-par behavior. Society is unveiled as a structure that, in reality, was most certainly not built with everyone in mind. Clearly this is difficult subject matter. Yet the songs themselves move unencumbered and easily, forming angular pop anti-anthems, at times jubilant as well as irreverent. Somehow, they are not sad songs. There is joy, in the abandon of Frances’ unforgettable voice, in the exulting choruses. One wakes to a sky that is a bright, ageless blue. It’s morning and so clear outside that multitudes of lives can be seen, in focus despite the distance. All of this is viewed through a window sealed with cracked paint that cannot be opened on either side. That is how we must often view the lives of others, especially when it comes to people who have lived and gone from this world. That’s another story.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePainted Shut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas co-produced, recorded and mixed by John Agnello (Kurt Vile, Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, etc.) in the great cities of Philadelphia and Brooklyn, and incidentally finished in the shortest span of time the band has ever made anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: May 4th, 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTRACK LIST\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e01. The Knock\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e02. Buddy in the Parade\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e03. Horseshoe Crabs\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e04. Waitress\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e05. Happy to See Me\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e06. Texas Funeral\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e07. Powerful Man\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e08. I Saw My Twin\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e09. Well-dressed\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Sister Cities\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Redeye","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58588800942415,"sku":"HOP-ALONG-PAINTED-SHUT-LP","price":8.32,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/2164\/3343\/files\/image_d5e8b9b6-2db4-4ef8-9e5d-89a471db0177.jpg?v=1787907640","url":"https:\/\/www.vinylforger.com\/products\/hop-along-painted-shut-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}