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Taken from the new album, Love's Holiday, in stores now:. Directed by Zev Deans About the video and track, Niko Wenner says; “I started Lovely Murk in late 2011 imagining the perspective of my mother then dying from Alzheimer’s, and what it would feel like to lose everything, even one’s self. So personal, I kept the song for myself; she died in early 2012. But soon Lisa Meyer at Supersonic Festival in Birmingham England asked us to play, encouraging me to orchestrate a version for an Oxbow Orchestra performance. And eventually I was ready to record the song for our new Oxbow album Love’s Holiday, with new lyrics. I asked Kristin Hayter to create a Lingua Ignota choir using my melody from 2011, she also added voice over the bridge, altogether creating a stunning and essential addition. A long journey for what for me is a beautiful, powerful song, made with love.“ Eugene S. Robinson continues, “My favourite part of filming the entire video was during a break in the recording when the home owner of the historically significant house in Pennsylvania where we recorded it, walked into a room where I was sitting and screamed on account of him believing I was an actual ghost. In his mind I guess 17th century ghosts have iPhones.“ “When Kristin's voice comes swelling up in the song's centre, right about the time my dying and almost dead carcass ascends to the sky gods, I actually had a moment where it felt like that's precisely and 'for real' what was happening. Her voice, my voice, the voices all contributed : that feeling of... release.“ OXBOW LIVE DATES Oct 20 Philadelphia, PA PhilaMOCA Oct 21 Portland, ME SPACE Oct 22 Brooklyn, NY Elsewhere Nov 5 Seattle, WA Substation Nov 6 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theatre Nov 7 Portland, OR State Theatre Nov 9 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall Nov 10 Los Angeles, CA Regent Theatre Nov 11 Mesa, AZ Pub Rock Nov 12 Austin, TX Mohawk Love’s Holiday cover by Aaron Turner Love’s Holiday track listing: 1. Dead Ahead 2. Icy White & Crystalline 3. Lovely Murk 4. 1000 Hours 5. All Gone 6. The Night The Room Started Burning 7. “ “ 8. Million Dollar Weekend 9. The Second Talk 10. Gunwale Love’s Holiday formats, including limited-edition indie exclusive red and marbled grey vinyl variants, as well as standard vinyl, CD and digital, are available now: OXBOW is Dan Adams (electrical/acoustic bass), Greg Davis (drums/percussion), Eugene S. Robinson (vocals), and Niko Wenner (guitars/pianos). The San Francisco-born band have released seven studio albums since their inception in 1988, with Pitchfork saying the foursome have released “some of the most eccentric heavy music albums ever.” VIDEO CREDITS Directed by Zev Deans DP: Christopher Raymond Drone Operator: Daniel Feighery Gaffer: Luke Martin Locations: Troy Coffee Locations ASST: Reetu Shah MUA: Ali Ciotto Fencing Choreo: Daniel Feighery Line Producer: Paula Armas Duelists: Eugene Robinson & Erica Densmore Niko Wenner & Al Groppi
