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The Curse

by Folklore

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The Curse 02:52
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Hazy Summer 02:45
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Summer's End 04:36
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As It Goes 02:37

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Folklore's The Curse mythologizes those acute summer psychologies of longing that make the difficult and peculiar moments of childhood seem grandiose. The characters of each song find themselves stuck not only in time but in their own small towns, in the centripetal forces of family and relationship dynamics, and in the limitations of their own expectations and imaginations. Aesthetically, the album intentionally plays with the tensions between order and chaos, and between sweet, playful melodies and discordant asides. The expansive palette of the ever-evolving Folklore micro-orchestra provides a range of instrumentation that investigates and reinforces these tensions in a way that shows that they follow their own advice: “If you’re bored now, don’t be bored forever. Try to do something special. Forever is a long time.”

credits

released January 8, 2021

On this album, Folklore is:
Jimmy Hughes - guitar, vocals, percussion
Steve Fitzpatrick - bass, vocals, guitar
Jason Henn - drums
David Specht - keyboards
Che-Na Stephenson - clarinet
Raoul De La Cruz - trumpet
Scott Churchman - bass, guitar, vocals
Rob Fields - slide guitar, moog, drums

Album art by Mary Heinemann

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Folklore Athens, Georgia

Folklore is a mini-orchestra started in Athens GA in 2005 and currently based in Philadelphia PA. Lead by singer/ songwriter Jimmy Hughes, the band releases concept albums which present stories lyrically structured around a musical landscape orchestrated in whichever direction the song/story goes with woodwinds, brass horns, strings, and much more. ... more

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