Hand-painted CD plus beautiful cover artwork printed on card stock (with musician credits on the back), ready for your fridge, coffee table, or mirror
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Cassette + Digital Album
Hand-painted cassette dubbed painstakingly, also by hand, at the original speed. (One dot means "side one," two dots mean "side two.") It took much effort and love to bring these into the world.
Includes unlimited streaming of Child of My Sorrow
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 2 days
Purchasable with gift card
$8USDor more
lyrics
Blackest sky above
Dewy ground below
Walked the runway of the backyard
You were doing your work while we were asleep
And when you were in over your head
The ground gave way an inch at a time
You kept plodding, sirens calling
You looked up to get your bearings
The light of the moon faded from view
Now it's blackest sky and blackest earth
Still following the sound
An army man lashed to the sail
And a singer, once, sang his way past the sirens' wail
No compass, no map
Us pleading, hands folded in our laps
Trinkets in cigar boxes
Mementos saved for the next life
Or the next move
Your life fringed with glory
Thoughtful words rolling off your tongue
But when you heard the call, an about face
Saints with wrong marching orders
A short circuit in your brain, in your heart
A soldier tied himself to a tree
And a poet, once, sang his way past blackest seas
You went wading, called home
Your life fringed with glory
Memento for the next life
Blackest sky above, dewy ground below
Blackest sky above—wading home
Saved for the next life
credits
from Child of My Sorrow,
released September 7, 2018
Words and music by Eric Krewson / Arranged by The Chairman Dances
Eric Krewson - vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, trumpet, analog and FM synthesizers, glockenspiel, percussion, tambourine, hand claps, saxophone and string arrangements, male and female backing vocal arrangement (before Ashley enters)
Maria Mirenzi - vocals, baritone and alto saxophone
Luke & Ashley are two of the greatest musical minds I know. (The Chairman Dances' recordings are significantly better because of their involvement.) This record of theirs is incredible. -EK The Chairman Dances
Harrison is a truly excellent songwriter. I love everything of his, but this, his most recent album, is particularly compelling and lovely. -EK The Chairman Dances
supported by 5 fans who also own “No Compass, No Map”
It may not be a full-fledged LP, but All Delighted People is probably my favourite of Sufjan's works. Without an overaching album theme to tie the songs together, it felt like Sufjan was free to experiment on each track and give them their own unique sound. And because of that (and Sufjan's talent), every track on there is a standout track. Angkasawan