{"product_id":"the-gatekeepers-the-gatekeepers","title":"The Gatekeepers: The Gatekeepers - VINYL LP","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Gatekeepers\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Gatekeepers\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eThink Like a Key Rec\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eVINYL LP\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e782706673572\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eRock\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2022-11-11\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eAdditional Details: \u003c\/b\u003eLIMITED EDITION\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         The Gatekeepers is a concept album about failure. The story follows an artist trying to get their work out in the world but facing a series of sardonic and disinterested gatekeepers. A 15-song cycle exploring the creative process from beginning to end, including the cynical aspects of marketing art to the public and the toughness of deciding your own artistic fate.With a sophisticated blend of progressive, left-field rock, jazz, folk, and an authentic lo-fi spirit, the Gatekeepers creates a captivating musical contrast. Occasionally hypnotic, sometimes turbulent, the eclectic mix is reminiscent of The Lamb Lies Down Broadway, Kurt Vile, Of Montreal, and the Canterbury sound with a nod to Zappa.The album's composer and mastermind Alex Wroten is joined by an array of highly acclaimed and unconventional vocalists to bring the story to life: The Residents, Shawn Phillips, Brian Poole (Renaldo \u0026amp; The Loaf), R. Stevie Moore, Elaine di Falco (Yugen, Caveman Hughscore), Mont Campbell (Egg, National Health), Bob Drake, Amy Denio, Deborah Perry (Thinking Plague) and CHEER-ACCIDENT.Other performers in this musical's ensemble include: drummers Morgan Ågren (Mats\/Morgan Band, Frank Zappa), Jacopo Costa (Loomings), Brian Wnukowski (Salvation, Haymarket Riot), Rob Allum (Add N To (X)); guitarists Frédéric L'Épée (Shylock, Philharmonie, Yang), Alan Jenkins (Deep Freeze Mice, Ruth's Refrigerator), Bill Brovold (Larval, Rhys Chatham Ensemble, East Village Orchestra), Paul Lai (Upsilon Acrux), Ty Citerman (Gutbucket); multi-instrumentalists Dave Willey (Hamster Theatre), Robert Webb (England), Dan Britton (Deluge Grander, Birds \u0026amp; Buildings); flautist Emily Hay (U Totem, 5uu's); keyboardist Duncan Mackay (Cockney Rebel, 10cc); violinist Matthew Parmenter (Discipline); and additional vocalists Molly Harvey (The Residents), Wally Scharold (miRthkon), and Blaine Reininger (Tuxedomoon).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Butterflies (Feat. Elaine Di Falco) \u003cbr\u003e1.2 I Like the Strange Things (Feat. Renaldo M) \u003cbr\u003e1.3 A Promising Direction (Feat. Molly Harvey) \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Who Are the Gatekeepers? (Feat. Cheer-Accident) \u003cbr\u003e1.5 The Professional (Feat. Shawn Phillips) \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Ignorance \u003cbr\u003e1.7 The Patron (Feat. the Residents) \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Anonymity \u003cbr\u003e1.9 The Pundit (Feat. Deborah Perry) \u003cbr\u003e1.10 I Think I Like the Strange Things? (Feat. Renaldo M ; Elaine Di Falco) \u003cbr\u003e1.11 Obscurity the Algorithm (Feat. Amy Denio) \u003cbr\u003e1.12 A Compromising Direction (Feat. Bob Drake) \u003cbr\u003e1.13 All the Way to the Bank (Feat. R. Stevie Moore) \u003cbr\u003e1.14 I Like the Normal Things\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"The Gatekeepers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39752620703815,"sku":"42919032","price":21.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/4124945-2867437.jpg?v=1711773635","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/the-gatekeepers-the-gatekeepers","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}