Grouper – Ruins LP

Received an 8.8 Best New Music rating from Pitchfork. “Ruins was made in Aljezur, Portugal in 2011 on a residency set up by Galeria Zé dos Bois. I recorded everything there except the last song, which I did at mother's house in 2004. Iʼm still surprised by what I wound up with. It was the first time Iʼd sat still for a few years; processed a lot of political anger and emotional garbage. Recorded pretty simply, with a portable 4-track, Sony stereo mic and an upright piano. When I wasnʼt recording songs I was hiking several miles to the beach. The path wound through the ruins of several old estates and a small village. The album is a document. A nod to that daily walk. Failed structures. Living in the remains of love. I left the songs the way they came (microwave beep from when power went out after a storm); I hope that the album bears some resemblance to the place that I was in.”—Liz Harris

Label: Kranky – KRANK189, Yellow Electric – GR-014
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: Oct 2014
Genre: Electronic, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Ambient

Tracklist

A1 Made Of Metal
A2 Clearing
A3 Call Across Rooms
A4 Labyrinth
A5 Lighthouse
A6 Holofernes
B1 Holding
B2 Made Of Air