$13.99
Release: SP007 | June 2010
Status: Coming Soon
*Digital Download Card Included
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Description:
O Ye Devastator LP coming soon from XRA Records. The album was co-produced by Doug Burr and Britton Beisenherz at Ramble Creek Studios in Austin, TX.
XRA Records brings us this masterpiece on 12" vinyl! For those of you who are already fans of Mr. Burr, his new record "O Ye Devastator" is finally here. Help us celebrate its release! For those of you unfamiliar with Doug Burr, we think this will be a great treat for your ears and soul. Burr resides in the beautiful city of Denton, TX, and is by no means a stranger to making music. "O Ye Devastator" is his 3rd release with us, which is the proper follow-up to 2007's much adored, "On Promenade". Between these 2 records Burr recorded a project called "The Shawl", which was a shimmering and heavy laden vision of the Psalms.
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Press
"a stirring collection of eleven new songs dotted with slide guitar, banjo, and Burr’s spectral vocals–a surefire pleaser for fans of both the Son Volt/Jayhawks school of rootsy alt-country as well as those partial to the folksy reinventions of artists like Devendra Banhart and Mark Kozelek. " - Onetrackmind.com
"Anyone who has ever heard his heartbreakingly gripping brand of folk knows the power his music can hold. His voice cuts through to the bone, serving as the centerpiece in a carefully crafted painting of a slower, more introspective time and place. " - Dallas Observer
"a dusky and sweet voice somewhat similar to Ben Knox Miller of The Low Anthem and carries that same captivating quality that Ray Lamontagne has when he sings. It’s that power that makes you get lost in the music as if watching a spell-binding story unfold.
There’s also an instrumental track on the album called “All Our Lives,” for some reason this reminded me of a part from the movie I’m Not There, during the funeral scene where Jim James & Calexico play “Goin’ to Acapulco.” - Randomville.com
"Anyone who has spent time with Burr’s music in the past will not be surprised at what they find on O Ye Devastator. In fact, they will get exactly what they’re looking for. For the uninitiated, the album is a perfect chance to discover what the fuss is about. This album doesn’t work just as an introduction to Burr’s music, but a culmination of his work thus far. It’s Burr’s finest and most accomplished album yet, and easily one of the best of the year so far." - Pegasusnews.com
"mesmerizing tracks like A Black Wave Is Comin' and High Blood and Long Evening Dresses -- sneaks up on you in dazzling fashion." - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"songs so familiar you can't believe you've never heard them before."
- Dallas Observer
"Exceptional Denton Troubadour" - Austinsound.net
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Side A:
1. A Black Wave Is Comin'
2. Chief of Police in Chicago
3. At the Public Dance
4. Red, Red
5. You've Been a Suspect All Your Life
Side B:
6. I Got This Fever / O Ye Devastator
7. Topeka
8. Do You Hear Wedding Bells
9. All Our Lives (instrumental)
10. And When We Awoke
11. High Blood and Long Evening Dresses
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