{"product_id":"olden-yolk-living-theatre","title":"Olden Yolk: Living Theatre - VINYL LP","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eLiving Theatre\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eOlden Yolk\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eTrouble in Mind\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eVINYL LP\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e630125982709\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eFolk\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2019-05-17\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         The musical duo of Shane Butler \u0026amp; Caity Shaffer released their debut album as Olden Yolk last year, an alluring concoction of hypnagogic folk \u0026amp; kosmiche rhythms, expanding \u0026amp; refining Butler's work in his former band Quilt toward a more focused direction. The songs on \"Living Theatre\" were written \u0026amp; recorded during a heavy time of transition \u0026amp; upheaval for the duo, with personal tragedies and a big move from their NYC home to a warmer climate in Los Angeles coloring the album's inception. Musically, the duo's songwriting has gelled into a unified front, relying more on the subtle shifts of melody \u0026amp; rhythm than a barrage of chord changes; Living Theatre's hooks lap at your feet like a babbling brook, rather than bowl you over like violent waves. The refinement in tunes like \"Castor \u0026amp; Pollux\", \"Grand Palais\" \u0026amp; first single \"Cotton \u0026amp; Cain\" points to a new frontier for the group; soaring skyward toward the emotionally textural plateaus of trailblazers like The Go-Betweens or Yo La Tengo. There's a discernible romantic feel to tunes like \"Violent Days\" or Distant Episode's lush arrangements - Living Theatre showcases a band breaking free from it's chrysalis, and embracing it's next phase of evolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 241 D \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Blue Paradigm \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Cotton ; Cain \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Meadowlands \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Castor ; Pollux \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Violent Days \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Every Ark \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Grand Palais \u003cbr\u003e1.9 Distant Episode \u003cbr\u003e1.10 Angelino High\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Olden Yolk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32077284671559,"sku":"38819605","price":18.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/3909966.jpg?v=1747804192","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/olden-yolk-living-theatre","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}