Evergreens by The Soaked Lamb

The album Evergreens, is a collection of cover songs, but most importantly it is a memory machine.
It includes melodies that deserve never to be forgotten, because to be forgotten is more tragic and eternal than death itself, the album Evergreens signifies these songs lasting power.
They chose songs that are examples of great masterpieces, the most beautiful capable to man. Aside from these, which include Gospel, Country, Jazz, Blues, Samba, and Mexican Song – they added three versions of their own music, going as far as transforming a Blues into a Tango. There are invisible bridges, strings that bind together elements that seem impossible to unite. To top it off, they added an original song, at triple time in Portuguese. They continue to play sitting down, but use more languages, and more of the world.
The twelve tracks were all recorded at Indigo studios: A Flor e o Espinho, I Saw The Light, 4 Quartos, Midnight Special, Your Cheatin’ Heart, Blue Voodoo, La Llorona, Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning, A Coffin For Two, Sixteen Tons, Tombstones Under Oak Trees and Hot Nuts.
To emphasize even more the idea of eternity of Evergreens, they cooperated with Rodrigo Leão on the string arrangements for A Flor e o Espinho – the first single on the album. He brought along the string trio composed of Viviena Tupikova (violin), Bruno Silva (viola) and Tony Carlos Gomes (cello).
The Musicarte Choir contributed to the theme Midnight Special, while Jorge Fortunato of 49 Special played steel guitar in The Soaked Lamb’s version of Hot Nuts.

Tracklist

1.	A Flor e o Espinho	4:23

2.	I Saw the Light	2:36

3.	4 Quartos	3:08

4.	Midnight Special	3:28

5.	Your Cheatin' Heart	3:56

6.	Blue Voodoo	2:26

7.	La Llorona	3:06

8.	Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning	2:13

9.	A Coffin for Two	2:30

10.	Sixteen Tons	2:42

11.	Tombstones Under Oak Trees	2:51

12.	Hot Nuts	2:46

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released August 10, 2012

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