Damon Albarn - The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows
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The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows is the new studio album from Damon Albarn, it is our November Record of the Month.
+ Whilst stocks last, preorders will receive a free Flexi disc with Damon reading the poem Love & Memory by John Clare.
+ Limited edition white vinyl in a casebound book with additional photography, original scanned lyrics and artwork from Damon. Also includes a bonus 7" featuring an exclusive song from the recording sessions.
+ Available as a limited edition White Vinyl pressing for us Indie Shops.
The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows was originally intended as an orchestral piece inspired by the landscapes of Iceland. This last year has seen Albarn return to the music in lockdown and develop the work to 11 tracks which further explore themes of fragility, loss, emergence and rebirth. The result is a panoramic collection of songs with Albarn as storyteller. The album title is taken from a John Clare poem Love and Memory.
Albarn says “I have been on my own dark journey while making this record and it led me to believe that a pure source might still exist.”
Alongside a digital release, there will be limited edition white vinyl format, plus CD and cassette. There will also be a deluxe version of the album, taking the form of a casebound book with additional photography, original scanned lyrics and artwork from Damon, alongside a white vinyl version of the album, a high quality digital file and a bonus 7” featuring an exclusive song from the recording sessions.
The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows
The Cormorant
Royal Morning Blue
Combustion
Daft Wader
Darkness To Light
Esja
The Tower Of Montevideo
Giraffe Trumpet Sea
Polaris
Particles
+ Whilst stocks last, preorders will receive a free Flexi disc with Damon reading the poem Love & Memory by John Clare.
+ Limited edition white vinyl in a casebound book with additional photography, original scanned lyrics and artwork from Damon. Also includes a bonus 7" featuring an exclusive song from the recording sessions.
+ Available as a limited edition White Vinyl pressing for us Indie Shops.
The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows was originally intended as an orchestral piece inspired by the landscapes of Iceland. This last year has seen Albarn return to the music in lockdown and develop the work to 11 tracks which further explore themes of fragility, loss, emergence and rebirth. The result is a panoramic collection of songs with Albarn as storyteller. The album title is taken from a John Clare poem Love and Memory.
Albarn says “I have been on my own dark journey while making this record and it led me to believe that a pure source might still exist.”
Alongside a digital release, there will be limited edition white vinyl format, plus CD and cassette. There will also be a deluxe version of the album, taking the form of a casebound book with additional photography, original scanned lyrics and artwork from Damon, alongside a white vinyl version of the album, a high quality digital file and a bonus 7” featuring an exclusive song from the recording sessions.
The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows
The Cormorant
Royal Morning Blue
Combustion
Daft Wader
Darkness To Light
Esja
The Tower Of Montevideo
Giraffe Trumpet Sea
Polaris
Particles
Released: 12th November 2021
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Damon Albarn - The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows
$11.00
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$15.00
"The album’s tone – reflective, lush, wide-eyed – succeeds, rather beautifully at its best, in evoking the wonder and romanticism of the natural world,-"
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