BLAU,KARL
VULTURES OF LOVE - LP
UPC: 198588802618
Label: OTHERLY LOVE RECORDS
Format: LP
Release Date: October 18, 2024
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Vultures of Love begins with a mind-walk on horseback through deserted canyons where the devil is the only judge as you ride side-saddle. Then let my voice escort you up the surf-y coast where we do some time gamblin’ with our lives on the first single, the durgy, pop canon – “Pasadena.” Followed by avant barn burners that stick to your ribs, “Taxes” and “Who.” Watch out for that sauce of the hot saxophones! As the record progresses with a mix of smooth and chunky crunk, it gets down to business with “Back on Track” – a boogie-woogie like JJ Cale mixes with Dr. John before you flip the record to be welcomed by a jaunty instrumental full of biting hooks, pounding bass and unapologetic synths. “While the Night Is So Long” harkens back to 90s pop which gives way to the title track – a sensuous pop tale of carrion devotion to their bacterial counterparts. And just when you think you’ve heard all the genres an album could float, I take us deep into 60s Meters funk and then leave you with a tropicalia inspired send-off peppered with synth chirps and homemade timpanis and a guest vocalist…”
Artist History (i.e. specific narratives, international support, accolades, etc.):
Blau has a legendarily broad résumé. He has worked on 250 albums during the last three decades, his experience ranging from Earth and Microphones to Laura Veirs and Matthew E. White. And his own catalog has forever been that of a polyglot, bending funk and folk and pop and punk into experimental forms with total glee.
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TRACK LIST:
- Bee Song
- Pasadena
- Who
- Taxes
- Back On Track
- Heavy Light Of Sad & Dance
- While The Night Is So Long
- Vultures Of Love
- 23 And Me
- For The Babies
