The Bitter Scent of Light, by Hey Exit

The Bitter Scent of Light

by Hey Exit

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jim goodin This is excellent and I am late to the party on this! Hard to believe 2016 could been yesterday. Enjoying while cutting mats on early Christmas Eve.

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	1.	I See It / I See It / I See It 02:43
	2.	Even the Trees 02:20
	3.	Violent in Her Youth 09:31
	4.	Clocks in Storage 03:09
	5.	Here, Let Me Show You 02:17
	6.	The Color of It 04:38
	7.	A Reluctant Haunting 02:54
	8.	It's Spring That is Moving In 03:41
	9.	The Time You Carried It 01:28
	10.	Our Ceiling Repairs 02:36
	11.	An American Flower 04:24
	12.	"There are some things that can't fully happen. / They are too grand and magnificent to fit into an event. / They just try to happen." 06:23
	13.	It Lasts a Very Long Time 02:15
	14.	Roots Circling 03:55
	15.	Knees to Dirt 06:39
	16.	Sensitive Fingers, the Faintest Gesture 03:27
	17.	They Are Not for Borrowing 01:13
	18.	Horn (Live at WFMU) 02:24

about

66 mins and 6 seconds of instrumental guitar downers.

"The vibes are desolate and lonely, whether the song takes the form of a slowly unfolding melody, a shimmering drone, or grinding, clattering noise. It's music of decay, but here decay is only part of a cycle that leads to growth. Coldly beautiful jams." -The Modern Folk

"Vibrant melodies that hang in the air and become clouded with the world around them. Beautiful energy, alive and distinct, gathering traction through measured movements over lengthy times." -Lost in a Sea of Sound

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released November 22, 2016

Brendan Landis - guitar, melodica, voice

Mastered by Bernd Klug

Sculptures by Shakhed Hadaya

Photos by Brendan Landis

Horn is by Nick Drake

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