{"product_id":"samuels-johanna-bystander-1","title":"Johanna Samuels: Bystander - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eBystander\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eJohanna Samuels\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eJealous Butcher\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e843563141526\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eRock\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2023-06-23\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         The first witnesses to Samuels' new beginnings fittingly became part of the sound of the album. During her darkest moments, while writing in isolation, her old friends in the band Bonny Light Horseman offered to take her out on tour in early 2020. \"They re-contextualized music for me all over again,\" she says. Observing a truly kind and compassionate music community brought Samuels out of herself even more. Inspired by conversations with producer Josh Kaufman (The Hold Steady, Bob Weir, Cassandra Jenkins) on the road, Samuels took him up on his offer to produce her new songs and retreated to Isokon Studios in Woodstock, NY in the summer of 2021. They made the album as a duo, with Matt Barick (The Walkmen, Fleet Foxes) contributing drums on the entirety of the record. The result is a sonic template that ranges from the soaring and orchestral to the understated and confessional; at turns free-wheeling and filled with swagger then sincere and precise, with each subtle movement serving to highlight Samuels' lyrical journeys.1. Ugly On The Inside2. Golden Gate3. Holy Mothers4. The Rest Of Us5. Phil Spector Is Dead6. Valentine's Day Is Stupid7. Little Buckets8. Any Good 9. Song For Molly Parden (Happy Birthday Darling)10. Tampa11. Inside Girl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Ugly On the Inside \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Golden Gate \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Holy Mothers \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Rest of Us \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Phil Spector is Dead \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Valentine's Day is Stupid \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Little Buckets \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Any Good \u003cbr\u003e1.9 Song for Molly Parden (Happy Birthday Darling) \u003cbr\u003e1.10 Tampa \u003cbr\u003e1.11 Inside Girl\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Johanna Samuels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40127665602631,"sku":"43434817","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/4201447-2991932.jpg?v=1711795058","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/samuels-johanna-bystander-1","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}