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PETER MULVEY |
LETTERS FROM A FLYING MACHINE |
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(2009) "I like making records," reflects tireless songwriter Peter Mulvey, "this discs is actually more like a live show than any record I have made." On Letters From a Flying Machine, Mulvey's articulate, inquisitive songcraft serves as a guide, leading the listener on a thoughtfully constructed journey in search of answers to some formidable existential questions and ending with, hopefully, a tiny but shining epiphany. "Through the songs and stories on this album, I'm trying to figure out what actually lasts a long time,: Mulvey explains. "So it is set up to listen all the way through to take this voyage. I want the listener to hear the end of the album differently than they heard the beginning. It's a record that's actually about something. This is an old human statement, I know, but when all else has crumbled, love is the only thing that is real."
His twelfth album, Letters From a Flying Machine heralded a drastic change in Mulvey's process. Richly acoustic, with a hint of rustic clatter befitting the album's themes of antiquity, obsolescence, and progress, Letters From a Flying Machine puts Mulvey's nimble guitar front and center, framing it with contributions from several key associates. It's also the first Mulvey album to feature spoken word pieces, a long time staple of his live performances.
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TRACKLIST |
SAMPLES |
| 01. |
Kids in the Square |
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| 02. |
Some People |
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| 03. |
Windshield |
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| 04. |
What's Keeping Erica? |
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…Plus the Many Inevitable Fragments |
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| 06. |
Dynamite Bill |
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| 07. |
Shoulderbirds (You Know Me) |
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| 08. |
Mailman |
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| 09. |
Bears |
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| 10. |
Vlad the Astrophysicist |
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| 11. |
On a Wing and a Prayer |
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| Coda |
Our Love Is Here to Stay |
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