Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes

Released: June 2022

Tracks:

  1. (…..)
  2. I Am The Sea That Sings of Dust
  3. (…….)
  4. A Catastrophic Legend
  5. (……..)
  6. Returning To Drown Myself, Finally
  7. (……………)

Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes

Released: June 17, 2022

Tracks:

  1. (…..)
  2. I Am The Sea That Sings of Dust
  3. (…….)
  4. A Catastrophic Legend
  5. (……..)
  6. Returning To Drown Myself, Finally
  7. (……………)
This album is dedicated to those who recognize living as a heroic act: the occupiers of sunup barstools; the cubicle-planted; the ghosts of Greyhounds; the reasonably sketchy. A burlap hero is one who marches—consciously or not—back to the sea in hopes of making no splash, who understands and embraces the imperfection of being, and in that way, stretches the definition of sainthood to fit.
Nate Wooley
February 2022

Mary Halvorson Guitar
Susan Alcorn Pedal Steel Guitar
Ryan Sawyer Drums
Mat Maneri Viola, Track 2
Trevor Dunn Electric Bass, Track 4
Nate Wooley Trumpet and Amplifier, Compositions

Produced by David Breskin

Recorded by Ryan Streber at Oktaven Audio, October 14-15, 2021
Mixed by Ron Saint Germain at Saint’s Place
Mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk

Photographs by aAron Munson

All compositions 2021 ©

releases July 29, 2022

My deepest thanks to Mary, Susan, Ryan, Streber, Saint Germain, Hull, and Munson for putting time, ears, and energy in helping this music come to be. Ever-growing gratitude is due to David Breskin for his technical and emotional help in making this record and to The Shifting Foundation, Pyroclastic Records, Chelsea Hadley, and Kris Davis for seeing these burlap heroes and giving them a place to live.