Valley of Abandoned Songs (LP)

 
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The Felice Brothers
Valley of Abandoned Songs (LP)

[ Million Stars / LP ]

Release Date: Friday 28 June 2024

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"A few years ago, I started revisiting old demos that had never seen the light of day and recordings that hadn't found a home on previous albums, and I started thinking of them as the Valley of Abandoned Songs," explains Ian Felice. "At a certain point, I realized that I had a particular group of tunes that worked really well as an album, and so I shared it with Conor, along with my idea to post it online, but he immediately texted back that he loved it so much he wanted to start a new record label just to put it out."

About signing the band to his new label, Conor Oberst adds: "I first encountered the Felice Brothers in 2007 after being given some of their music by a friend. I liked it a lot, but there was something I couldn't put my finger on-singular and mysterious. An iconoclastic version of what some lazy people call "Americana". I subsequently met them and played shows together. They became some of my best friends, family, really. I put out two of their records on the label I co-owned at the time, called Team Love. Then we started to perform together with them as my backing band and made a record of mine called Salutations. Needless to say, I love this band, and when I asked that horrible question, 'Who is your favorite band?' I always answer 'The Felice Brothers.' So when Ian sent me this new collection of songs and told me they just planned to put it up on the internet, I kind of flipped out, because they were so goddamn good. And then I did something I swore I would never do again: I started a new record label. This is my third. It is called Million Stars, and I am so proud to say the new Felice Brothers album is our first release. I can't quit them. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do."

Tracks:

1. Crime Scene Queen
2. Flowers By The Roadside
3. New York By Moonlight
4. Younger As The Days Go By
5. So Long John
6. Black Is My True Love's Hair
7. Raccoon, Rooster And Crow
8. Stranger's Arms
9. Birdies
10. Tomorrow Is Just A Dream Away
11. Let Me Ride Away With The Horsemen
12. It's Midnight And The Doves Are I
13. To Be A Papa