Strand of Oaks- Hard Love (Indie Exclusive)
SKU: 656605141732
Limited green colored vinyl LP pressing. Tim Showalter's latest release as Strand of Oaks, Hard Love, emanates an unabashed, raw, and manic energy that embodies both the songs and the songwriter behind them. "For me, there are always two forces at work: the side that's constantly on the hunt for the perfect song, and the side that's naked in the desert screaming at the moon. It's about finding a place where neither side is compromised, only elevated." Drawing from his love of Creation Records, Trojan dub compilations, and Jane's Addiction, and informed by a particularly wild time at Australia's Boogie Festival, he sought to create a record that would merge all of these influences while evoking something new and visceral. These influences coupled with an uninhibited and collaborative studio experience moved an initial concept for a singularly feel-good record to something more complex and real. As much as Showalter wants this record to seem like a party, it's more than that. It feels like living. "You went away... you went searching... came back tired of looking" is how Showalter begins the title track, a sentiment that epitomizes his own mentality in beginning Hard Love. As the record progresses, so do the themes of dissatisfaction and frustration with love, family, success, and aging, both in personal experience and songwriting.
Track List
- Hard Love
- Radio Kids
- Everything
- Salt Brothers
- On the Hill
- Cry
- Quit It
- Rest of It
- Taking Acid and Talking to My Brother
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Format: New Vinyl/Rock
Strand of Oaks- Hard Love (Indie Exclusive)
SKU: 656605141732
Release Date: 2.17.17
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Limited green colored vinyl LP pressing. Tim Showalter's latest release as Strand of Oaks, Hard Love, emanates an unabashed, raw, and manic energy that embodies both the songs and the songwriter behind them. "For me, there are always two forces at work: the side that's constantly on the hunt for the perfect song, and the side that's naked in the desert screaming at the moon. It's about finding a place where neither side is compromised, only elevated." Drawing from his love of Creation Records, Trojan dub compilations, and Jane's Addiction, and informed by a particularly wild time at Australia's Boogie Festival, he sought to create a record that would merge all of these influences while evoking something new and visceral. These influences coupled with an uninhibited and collaborative studio experience moved an initial concept for a singularly feel-good record to something more complex and real. As much as Showalter wants this record to seem like a party, it's more than that. It feels like living. "You went away... you went searching... came back tired of looking" is how Showalter begins the title track, a sentiment that epitomizes his own mentality in beginning Hard Love. As the record progresses, so do the themes of dissatisfaction and frustration with love, family, success, and aging, both in personal experience and songwriting.
Track List
- Hard Love
- Radio Kids
- Everything
- Salt Brothers
- On the Hill
- Cry
- Quit It
- Rest of It
- Taking Acid and Talking to My Brother
Shop online 24/7 at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.
