Oxbow “Lovely Murk (ft. Lingua Ignota)“

Taken from the new album, Love’s Holiday, in stores now:. Directed by Zev Deans About the video and track, Niko Wenner says; “I started Lovely Murk in late 2011 imagining the perspective of my mother then dying from Alzheimer’s, and what it would feel like to lose everything, even one’s self. So personal, I kept the song for myself; she died in early 2012. But soon Lisa Meyer at Supersonic Festival in Birmingham England asked us to play, encouraging me to orchestrate a version for an Oxbow Orchestra performance. And eventually I was ready to record the song for our new Oxbow album Love’s Holiday, with new lyrics. I asked Kristin Hayter to create a Lingua Ignota choir using my melody from 2011, she also added voice over the bridge, altogether creating a stunning and essential addition. A long journey for what for me is a beautiful, powerful song, made with love.“ Eugene S. Robinson continues, “My favourite part of filming the entire video was during a break in the recording when the home owner of the historically significant house in Pennsylvania where we recorded it, walked into a room where I was sitting and screamed on account of him believing I was an actual ghost. In his mind I guess 17th century ghosts have iPhones.“ “When Kristin’s voice comes swelling up in the song’s centre, right about the time my dying and almost dead carcass ascends to the sky gods, I actually had a moment where it felt like that’s precisely and ’for real’ what was happening. Her voice, my voice, the voices all contributed : that feeling of... release.“ OXBOW LIVE DATES SEPTEMBER 2023 US October 20 Philadelphia, PA PhilaMOCA October 21 Portland, ME SPACE October 22 Brooklyn, NY Elsewhere November 9 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall November 10 Los Angeles, CA Regent Theatre November 11 Scottsdale, AZ Pub Rock UK/EU Friday, September 01, 2023 UK Glasgow Broadcast Saturday, September 02, 2023 UK Birmingham Supersonic festival Sunday, September 03, 2023 UK Leeds Brudenell Social Club Monday, September 04, 2023 UK Bristol Exchange Tuesday, September 05, 2023 UK London Studio 9294 Wednesday, September 06, 2023 BE Kortrijk Wilde Westen Thursday, September 07, 2023 BE Brussels Botanique Friday, September 08, 2023 NL Nijmegen Merleyn Saturday, September 09, 2023 LUX Tetange Human’s World festival (free entry) Sunday, September 10, 2023 DE Bochum Die Trompete Monday, 11 September 2023 AT Vienna Volkstheatre Rote Bar Tuesday, 12 September 2023 PL Wroclaw Liverpool Wednesday, 13 September 2023 PL Warsaw Hydrozagadka Thursday, 14 September 2023 DE Berlin Roadrunners Paradise Friday, 15 September 2023 DE Hamburg Hafenklang Saturday, 16 September 2023 DK Aalborg Lasher fest Love’s Holiday cover by Aaron Turner Love’s Holiday track listing: 1. Dead Ahead 2. Icy White & Crystalline 3. Lovely Murk 4. 1000 Hours 5. All Gone 6. The Night The Room Started Burning 7. “ “ 8. Million Dollar Weekend 9. The Second Talk 10. Gunwale Love’s Holiday formats, including limited-edition indie exclusive red and marbled grey vinyl variants, as well as standard vinyl, CD and digital, are available now:   OXBOW is Dan Adams (electrical/acoustic bass), Greg Davis (drums/percussion), Eugene S. Robinson (vocals), and Niko Wenner (guitars/pianos). The San Francisco-born band have released seven studio albums since their inception in 1988, with Pitchfork saying the foursome have released “some of the most eccentric heavy music albums ever.” VIDEO CREDITS Directed by Zev Deans DP: Christopher Raymond Drone Operator: Daniel Feighery Gaffer: Luke Martin Locations: Troy Coffee Locations ASST: Reetu Shah MUA: Ali Ciotto Fencing Choreo: Daniel Feighery Line Producer: Paula Armas Duelists: Eugene Robinson & Erica Densmore Niko Wenner & Al Groppi