{"product_id":"steven-r-smith-a-sketchbook-of-endings-1","title":"Steven R. Smith: A Sketchbook Of Endings - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eA Sketchbook Of Endings\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eSteven R. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eSoft Abuse\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e647603403021\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eRock\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2019-05-31\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         With nearly 25 years of solo recordings and releases to his credit, hermetic Californian Steven R. Smith goes back to the start with A Sketchbook Of Endings, the first solo release under his own name in eight years. Thids album continues Smith's exploration of the intersection of moody post-punk and cinematic psychedelia, delivered in lysergic pop song-length spurts. Brevity does nothing to sacrifice density or dynamics-Smith offers both in abundance across the album's fifteen instrumentals. These songs are packed with all of the depth, intensity and nuance that have been trademarks of his music for so long. Despite appearing under his given name, A Sketchbook Of Endings includes traces of recent work, under guises such as Ulaan Khol, Ulaan Markhor and Ulaan Passerine, as well echoes of his forebearers Mick Harvey and Rowland S. Howard. This release is a highlight of Smith's first quarter century of activities, a beacon of his rich and varied anti-career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Careening \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Everything in Circles \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Copper Arches \u003cbr\u003e1.4 The Days Have Wiped Away the Image \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Grainstacks \u003cbr\u003e1.6 That Which Is Many, Yet None \u003cbr\u003e1.7 All Things That Shall Be \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Hollow Victories in Godforsaken Lands \u003cbr\u003e1.9 The Pale Tree \u003cbr\u003e1.10 A Bird That Is All Birds \u003cbr\u003e1.11 The Toppled Era \u003cbr\u003e1.12 A Series of Courtyards Reversed \u003cbr\u003e1.13 The Weaving Mill \u003cbr\u003e1.14 Let Us Return \u003cbr\u003e1.15 Mourning Weeds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio Sample:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ci\u003eAll soundclips are provided by Tidal and are for illustrative purposes only. For some releases, the tracks listed may not accurately represent the tracks on the physical release.\u003c\/i\u003e\n                                           \u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.tidal.com\/albums\/106921038\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:700px\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Steven R. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32476878733383,"sku":"38939402","price":15.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/3915009_367b2b86-1ebb-422c-99c9-ac87876b10d5.jpg?v=1747425157","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/steven-r-smith-a-sketchbook-of-endings-1","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}