Gilded Prayer by David Lindstrom
Gilded prayer is a concept album about identity. The music and lyrics are written to reflect and mirror themselves across the album's palindromic track list:
1: Late Night Existential Requiem - 9:00
2: New Shade - 6:00
3: Something Else - 7:00
4: DrownInword - 6:00
5: Epitaph & Empathy - 7:00
6: Cheval Glass - 6:00
7: The 5th Gospel - 9:00
Shifting between dark ambient soundscapes and intricately produced folk rock, its stylistic identity is defined by its lack-thereof. The songs are long with holes and jagged contrasts that never resolve or settle in. It is admittedly a challenging album, but we hope that, given patience and attention, it will be equally rewarding.
Tracklist
| 1. | Late Night Existential Requiem | 9:00 |
| 2. | New Shade | 6:00 |
| 3. | Something Else | 7:00 |
| 4. | DrownInword | 6:00 |
| 5. | Epitaph & Empathy | 7:00 |
| 6. | Cheval Glass | 6:00 |
| 7. | The 5th Gospel | 9:00 |
Credits
Written and Produced by Matt Nelson
Completed on 7-16-17
Matt Nelson: Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Auxiliary Percussion
Nina Zywicki: Mallet Percussion, Vocals
Devin Tomczik: Drumset, Auxiliary Percussion, Vocals
Josh Pfohl: Bass Guitar, Vocals
Recorded in Matt’s apartment studio
Drum Set recorded at Devin’s studio
Engineers: Devin Tomczik and Matt Nelson
Mixed by Matt Nelson
Mastered by Greg Reierson at Rare Form Mastering
Album Art and Design: Matt Nelson
Additional Field Recordings from Freesound.org:
Splice Sound: “Walla chatter, adults and children in auditorium”
mrkva: “Big train passing by”
Frankie01234: “A Murder of Crows”
Sandermotions: “Forrest field spring sounds”
FlatHill: “Rain and Thunder 4”
Mr Auralization: “Highway”
Nanashi: “Multiple Tornado Alarms”
spoonbender: “Wind Through Trees 2”
miastodzwiekow: “the Baltic seagulls_15022014”
Thank you: Nina, Devin, and Josh. Mom, Dad, Sam, Melanie, Jono, Scott, Shan, Cody, and Kira. Ricky, Carrie, and Cory. Kristian, Scott, and Terry.
Barbara, Harriet, and Celo
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David Lindstrom, described as "captivating, haunting, abstract and perplexing" (Nanobot Rock), is an eclectic band from central Minnesota. Their music spans from intricately finger picked folk rock to dark ambient soundscapes resulting in songs that are "rhythmically complex and creatively engaging" (Divide and Conquer).