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The second album from Geoff Farina’s Glorytellers finds the band sound gelling into a gorgeous amalgamation of Farina’s own musical history, and his musical heritage. Resonating with reference points from the Americana music canon, Atone vibrates with buoyant songs and vivid narratives.

Geoff Farina has been making records and touring consistently since the early 90s, and he has carved out small enclaves of dedicated fans across the US, Europe, and Japan. His band Karate made nine genre-bending records and toured extensively for twelve years, and the songs he penned with The Secret Stars have reached cult status, covered by the likes of Death Cab for Cutie and Ida. Since 2006, Farina’s Glorytellers have combined Karate’s quiet-rock urgency with the Secret Stars’ soft-spoken intimacy to evoke the best qualities of both bands.  Atone, Glorytellers’ second release, is a collection of nine unclassifiable gems that gently unfold with ease and dignity.

Atone reaches into all corners of Americana; Echoes of Harry Nilsson’s “Everybody’s Talkin’” reverberate through “The Keystone,” as Farina narrates a train ride through the decaying mining towns of Pennsylvania. The acoustic and electric guitars on “Concaves’” are woven together like twin fiddles. Matt Pond recently described the deftly-fingerpicked “Just What I Was Thinking” as ‘Bluegrass Morrissey’. There is even a bawling Walter Horton-style Marine Band that punctuates the bluesy “Softly as She Sings.” But for all its pre-punk influences, Glorytellers have their feet firmly planted in 80s and 90s indie music: Had they been plugged into 100-watt Marshall amps, the guitars on “Fours” and “Omni Stars” would be at home on a Pitchfork or New Radiant Storm King record, and the six-plus minutes of “The Coldest War” seethe and simmer like Karate’s best album-ending epics.

Glorytellers have just announced a clutch of US dates to celebrate the release - more will be added.  The band are also making plans for a European visit next year.

 November  2009
 07  BROOKLYN  USA  UNION HALL support Ida                                  

 December 2009
07  CHICAGO  USA  HIDEOUT with Curtis Harvey                               
08  CLEVELAND  USA  BEACHLAND BALLROOM TAVERN with Curtis Harvey           
09  WASHINGTON  USA  BLACK CAT BACKSTAGE with Curtis Harvey                                   
10  PHILADELPHIA  USA  KUNG FU NECKTIE with Curtis Harvey and Brokaw/Farina  
11  NEW YORK  USA  CAKE SHOP w Curtis Harvey & Brokaw/Farina  www.cake-shop.com  
12  ALLSTON  USA  OBRIENS PUB with Curtis Harvey + Brokaw/Farina            

Atone Track listing
1. The Lost Half Mile 3:29
2. Fours 3:21
3. Concaves 2:14
4. Just What I Was Thinking 2:37
5. The Keystone 3:20
6. Softly As She Sings 5:16
7. Hawaiian Sunshine 2:42
8. Omni Stars 6:06
9. The Coldest War 5:42
Running time 34:37

Atone is available on CD, a limited pressing of 500 vinyl, as well as mp3 and flac downloads.

If you purchase this release from our shop , you’ll receive a free MP3 download of the album you can enjoy straight away (or as soon as your payment clears).

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