Big Thief have launched a brand new EP to help wildfire aid efforts in California. A majority of proceeds from the five-track Passional Relations will go towards the Plus1 LA Fires Fund. Additional proceeds will help native musicians, artists, and neighborhood members. Head to the band’s webstore to purchase the digital EP for $15.
Passional Relations opens with two songs—“Creativeness” and “Gentle as Gentle”—that the group recorded with Dom Monks in 2020. The third track, “Ready on Blue,” was recorded with Scott McMicken in 2020, and it options vocals from Mat Davidson. The fourth observe, “Zombie Woman,” additionally comes from 2020, and it was recorded by Sam Owens at Flying Cloud. (A distinct model of “Zombie Girl” featured on Adrianne Lenker’s Songs.) And the closing track, “Shadow Too,” was recorded by Large Thief’s James Krivchenia, in Topanga, California, in 2018.
In a press assertion, Large Thief stated, “Our hearts are damaged for everybody affected by the fires in California. We’ve put collectively a few of our favourite unreleased songs into an EP known as Passional Relations, solely accessible on our webstore, and all proceeds will go towards offering aid for these impacted by the fires in Los Angeles. Our hope is that these contributions is not going to solely assist deal with the essential and quick wants of affected communities but additionally assist maintain the work, identification, and tradition of the artists inside them.”
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Passional Relations EP:
01 Creativeness
02 Gentle as Gentle
03 Ready on Blue
04 Zombie Woman
05 Shadow Too
