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Williams Shift We Were Wonderers

Burnt Toast | Item No: 409623
Vinyl 2LP | 2015 / US – Original | New
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Item Description
Williams Shift is a new project from Matthew Stone (Soporus, Saxon Shore) and Stephen Roessner (Saxon Shore, Small Signals). We Were Wonderers was recorded in various home studios, produced and mixed by Grammy award winning producer Roessner in conjunction with Stone, and features the vocalist Jill Purdy. Williams Shift comes to life as an outgrowth of the poppiest elements incorporated in songs recorded as members of the instrumental band Saxon Shore combined with the concept of the “Williams Shift” where defenders would align themselves to better field naturally pulled hits from Boston slugger Ted Williams. The band blends soaring synth pop influences with an ever-expanding and spiraling Williams mythology and weight of the Cosmos. Captivated by theories of human cryonic suspension and the cagey details post- Williams mortem, the band embraces an actively dreaming suspended head and an alternate future of Williams’ awakening. His frozen head orbits the earth on a satellite with other cryonically frozen beings, a tragic Greek chorus echoing Williams’ thoughts through Brian Wilson-esque (musician, not reliever) melodies. This is an ode to melody, love lost, remembrance, baseball, Ted Williams’ legacy, and the universe with a hefty dose of artistic license and imagination and the resulting existential and philosophical ramifications. We Were Wonderers was predominantly conceived as a studio side-project, but Stone and Roessner have assembled a live band that is currently practicing and preparing Williams Shift tracks for live shows later in 2015. We Were Wonderers is available on both cd and 2xLP. The 2xLP features a 4th side etching from John Ringhofer (Halfhanded Cloud) representing some of the album's thematic elements. The vinyl is pressed on blue vinyl with white marble veins and white vinyl with blue marble veinsand presented in a gatefold jacket. Additionally, there is a limited edition cassette featuring the instrumental version of We Were Wonderers and released in conjunction with our good friends at Flannelgraph Records in Bloomington, IN.
Item Details
Item No: 409623
Artist: Williams Shift
Title: We Were Wonderers
Label: Burnt Toast
Catalog No: BTV099
Format: Vinyl 2LP, Vinyl, LP
Pressing: US – Original
Release Date: 2015
Genre: Rock & Indie
Style: Indierock | Alternative
Available since: 2015-06-24
Condition: New
Price: $ 19.99 $ 10.99
Weight: 500g (plus 250g Packaging)
Tracklist
A1 Permanent Glue
A2 The Heads And The Bodies
A3 Wonderers
B1 Floating Heads
B2 Dock Ellis Spirit Animal
B3 Tuning Into You (A Love Song From Voyager)
B4 Peace Is Our Profession
C1 The All Can't Be As Right As Us
C2 Einstein's Ghost
C3 The Bodies And The Heads
C4 And In The End, We Will Return To The Stars
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