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Tortured and melancholic; Against a Sea of Troubles delves deep into emotional wounds and pulls out elegant tales of hope and hopelessness. Adrift in a swirling ocean of angelic voices, blood-curdling cackles and haunting whispers, it collides with a surging wave of orchestral sound and emerges: battered; splintered but still afloat, saluting Radiohead, Jeff Buckley and 'The Boatman's Call' era of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds along the way.
Filled with a sense of subtle grandeur and cinematic endlessness it’s more akin to a silver screen tragedy than a traditional rock record. Engulfed in an atmospheric enclave of mandolins, mellotrons, strings, accordions, clarinets and pianos it is the brainchild of theatrical frontman Dan Shears who channels his personal and deeply intense emotions through warm and expansive compositions.
Having received glowing reviews on tour with Charlene Soraia in the spring, the release of Against a Sea of Troubles represents the start of something special for Dan Shears & The Velveteen Orkestra .
Tracklisting
LISTEN // Against a Sea of Troubles
Filled with a sense of subtle grandeur and cinematic endlessness it’s more akin to a silver screen tragedy than a traditional rock record. Engulfed in an atmospheric enclave of mandolins, mellotrons, strings, accordions, clarinets and pianos it is the brainchild of theatrical frontman Dan Shears who channels his personal and deeply intense emotions through warm and expansive compositions.
Having received glowing reviews on tour with Charlene Soraia in the spring, the release of Against a Sea of Troubles represents the start of something special for Dan Shears & The Velveteen Orkestra .
Tracklisting
- 1. In The Shadows of Better Men (Radio Edit)
- 2. The Devil’s Favourite Love Story
- 3. Petrushka
- 4. In The Shadows of Better Men
