Grails - The Burden Of Hope [BEER COLOUR VINYL]

Neurot Recordings

£24.28

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: NR029LP
Barcode: 795154140916
Release Date: 29 Sep 2023
Genre: Post-Rock

VERY LIMITED BEER COLOUR VINYL. FIRST EVER VINYL PRESSING
ON 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF CD RELEASE. NONRETURNABLE.

FOR FANS OF : GODSPEED/DIRTY THREE/MOGWAI

GRAILS don’t mince words. Awesomely communicative but entirely instrumental, this dynamic band’s violin, guitars, piano, and drums collide with sober melodies and massive emotion. At alternate moments, Grails can sound vaguely classical, Eastern European, Irish, like the lost tapes of Pauline
Oliveros, and, you know, rock. They’re not really like anything else on the Neurot roster, but they’ve got something in common with all the Neurot bands:
a commitment to intense music that forges new paths and, yeah, communicates in the most real way possible.

Grails have their fair share of ambient noise - shivery violins, a trickle of a high-hat, the amplified scrape of a guitar string - but their music is based on strong, narrative melodies that resonate in the heart. At times it sounds delicate, but they never cower; Grails ROAR, even when they’re being quiet. The Burden of Hope is the debut LP, following a pair of self-released, eponymous ep’s in 2000 and 2002. The LP is the culmination of a year’s worth of recordings, including a reinterpretation of Sun City Girls’ classic “Space Prophet Dogon.”

Grails are gathered in Portland, Oregon from Baltimore, Little Rock, Louisville, Chapel Hill, and Reno. As an ensemble, their respective backgrounds in hardcore, classical, folk, and rock blend seamlessly. Formed in late 2000 to execute live the bedroom recordings of guitarist Alex Hall, the oncetentatively-assembled group found unexpected success with both audiences and local press. Originally formed under the moniker Laurel Canyon, the name of the group was changed to Grails to coincide with the release of The Burden of Hope in October, 2003.

The players: Emil Amos ~ drums Timothy Horner ~ violin Alex Hall ~ guitar William Slater ~ piano, bass Zak Riles ~ guitar

Tracklisting: Side A 1. The Burden Of Hope 2. Lord I Hate Your Day 3. The Deed 4. In The Beginning 5. Invocation 6. Space Prophet Dogon Side B 7. The March 8. Broken Ballad 9. White Flag 10. Canyon Hymn