{"product_id":"the-singer-in-my-band","title":"The Singer In My Band","description":"\u003ch5\u003eProduct Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDinked\u003c\/strong\u003e : Orange\/White\/Red ‘Muscle’ Vinyl \/ Bonus 7” with Two Non-Album Tracks \/ Numbered edition \/ Limited Pressing of 1000 * (600 UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited LP\u003c\/strong\u003e : Indies Exclusive Bone White Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP\u003c\/strong\u003e : Standard Black Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eMore Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe last few years have been transformative for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNate Amos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Between delivering breakout records both as a solo artist — under his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Is Lorelei \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emoniker — and with his band \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWater From Your Eyes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, sold out shows across multiple continents, to seeing some of today’s most influential artists cover his songs, the ascending songwriter has found his stride. As the first This Is Lorelei album for Matador Records, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Singer in My Band \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etakes the building blocks of the Great American Songbook and twists those elemental pieces into new shapes, at once both strangely familiar and endearingly offbeat in Amos’ signature style.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten while touring the globe in support of releases from both his bands,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Singer in My Band\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e arrives as the first true “road record” in Amos’ discography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The ideas incubated while daydreaming in the car without access to any instruments,” he recalls, “so instead of being home and writing on the guitar or a computer, they developed slowly and subconsciously, existing as a sort of intangible thing while looking out the van window.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2024’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBox for Buddy, Box for Star\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was Amos’ first attempt at an intentionally written full-length solo album, tackling newfound sobriety through a roving tongue-in-cheek take on musical personas, all strained through Amos’ genre-agnostic lens. It was a critical and word-of-mouth success, spawning a deluxe version with covers and collaborations including MJ Lenderman, Hayley Williams, Jeff Tweedy, Cameron Winter and many more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Singer in My Band\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e came together in the same apartment Amos has produced much of his music, with final touches made at his parents’ house in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Amos engineered, produced, and performed everything on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSinger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, save for a blistering banjo lead on the title track courtesy of his father, bluegrass musician Bob Amos, and the occasional vocals from his sister Sarah Amos and partner Al Nardo. “They’re three people who had a fundamental impact on what this album was to begin with, and the ways they could contribute were things that I had in mind as I was writing the songs,” he explains.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere’s an economy of style to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSinger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that’s distinct in the Lorelei catalog, harkening back to Amos’ earliest experiences with songwriting and a lifelong reverence for bluegrass music. “It’s the most fundamental form of music to me,” he says, but is quick to note any influence is more as a set of principles than a sound. “There’s a simplicity to bluegrass, where there are very particular rules and a very particular box - songs have to stand up by themselves in terms of melody, lyrics and chord progression.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by the textured and organic production of Gordon Lightfoot, songs like “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBilly Came Back\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” and “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Kid With the Crown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” feature richly layered choruses made all the more effective by their spartan verses. The glitchy vocal harmonies on “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOh No Now My\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” feel beamed in from some distant future, fleetingly captured on decaying equipment for the album’s most anthemic song, second only to the widescreen climax of “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHey Sarah Is It Gonna Rain Forever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere’s Joey, Billy, Genevieve, Sarah, and the ever present Buddy, an Altman-esque ensemble cast who populate the album’s stories, scattered through distinctly American scenes and landmarks. As narrators go, they aren’t terribly reliable. They traffic in wild stories and chaotic experiences that are at once weirdly specific and just a bit blurry, mirroring Amos’ experience of these last several years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“It’s funny, I sent my dad the album after I finished it, and he said it was kind of an “on the road beatnik” album and that kind of reframed it for me,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esays Amos. “It really is like a collection of chaotic experiences that you have while travelling. They’re also very much little works of fiction with elements of truth to them.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor many years, Amos’ This Is Lorelei project was known only to a close knit group of creatives in Chicago, where he relocated in his early 20s and produced hundreds of albums and EP’s, tracing the outlines for both of his prolific projects before relocating to New York. In the time since, he’s flourished as a wildly creative polymath who is equally adept at slinging heartworn hooks and eyeball-exploding art-pop. These are songs about songwriting as a way of life – messy, debilitating, transcendent – from one of the most gifted contemporary interpreters of the form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide A\u003cbr\u003eI Will Eat My Heart in the Morning Light\u003cbr\u003eOn No How My\u003cbr\u003eBilly Came Back\u003cbr\u003eWatching Heaven Fall\u003cbr\u003eSailing (Your Baby’s Down)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide B\u003cbr\u003eThe Singer In My Band\u003cbr\u003eNitro\u003cbr\u003eHey Sarah Is It Going To Rain Forever\u003cbr\u003eThe Kid With the Crown\u003cbr\u003eAnd I Haven’t Seen My Love in Quite a While\u003cbr\u003eDon’t You Cry in Lonesomeness\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBonus 7\" (Dinked Edition Only)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eA: Chestnut\u003cbr\u003eB: Dust in the Wine\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CARGO","offers":[{"title":"Dinked (Orange\/White\/Red ‘Muscle’ Vinyl+Bonus 7\")","offer_id":51856597745981,"sku":"OLE2217LPXE","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Limited LP (Indies Bone White Vinyl)","offer_id":51856597778749,"sku":"OLE2217LPE","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":51856597811517,"sku":"OLE2217LP","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":51856597844285,"sku":"OLE2217CD","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0096\/1884\/9839\/files\/ThisIsLorelei_TheSingerInMyBand_Packshot_4000x4000_fcb98fc1-9278-4cbc-a936-1ddc8fa00841.jpg?v=1781878206","url":"https:\/\/sisterray.co.uk\/products\/the-singer-in-my-band","provider":"Sister Ray","version":"1.0","type":"link"}