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The Bible in Bloomington, MN
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Kurt Wagner
has been the uncontested leader of
Lambchop
since the group debuted in 1993, and while he clearly values the contribution of his many collaborators, his songs and his creative vision has always been the driving force behind their music. So one of the biggest surprises in
's 2022 album
The Bible
is how much he ceded control as it was being made.
Wagner
wrote the bulk of the lyrics while he was looking after his father who was struggling with a variety of health issues, and as he wrestled with his insecurities, he turned to musician
Andrew Broder
(who records under the moniker
Fog
) for help.
invited
Broder
to improvise a series of piano pieces that he used as beds for his new songs, and then
and his production partner
Ryan Olson
took the material into the studio. Using a small army of Minneapolis-based musicians, they created the tracks that became
. Despite all this,
is audibly a
album; the auto-tuned mutter that has become
's vocal trademark from 2016's
FLOTUS
onward is front and center here, and though the additional keyboards, soulful backing vocalists, and occasional interjections of dance-friendly beats are a change of pace,
has respected
's melodic sensibility both in terms of his piano work and the overall tone of the album. All the outside help was in the service of an especially personal work from
. The subtext of these songs is
coming to terms with his spirituality, despite not being a religious person, and his belief that he's not alone in these feelings as he ponders the struggles that are a part of nearly everyone's life. In some of his songs (most notably "His Song Is Sung"), these feelings share the stage with coming face-to-face with his father's mortality, and the balance between sorrow, curiosity, and acceptance in
's vocals tell an especially eloquent story all by themselves. It has been quite some time since
lived up to their old slogan "Nashville's most f-ed-up country band," but on
,
bravely steps into new territory both musically and lyrically, and it's a beautiful and frequently moving experience. ~ Mark Deming
has been the uncontested leader of
Lambchop
since the group debuted in 1993, and while he clearly values the contribution of his many collaborators, his songs and his creative vision has always been the driving force behind their music. So one of the biggest surprises in
's 2022 album
The Bible
is how much he ceded control as it was being made.
Wagner
wrote the bulk of the lyrics while he was looking after his father who was struggling with a variety of health issues, and as he wrestled with his insecurities, he turned to musician
Andrew Broder
(who records under the moniker
Fog
) for help.
invited
Broder
to improvise a series of piano pieces that he used as beds for his new songs, and then
and his production partner
Ryan Olson
took the material into the studio. Using a small army of Minneapolis-based musicians, they created the tracks that became
. Despite all this,
is audibly a
album; the auto-tuned mutter that has become
's vocal trademark from 2016's
FLOTUS
onward is front and center here, and though the additional keyboards, soulful backing vocalists, and occasional interjections of dance-friendly beats are a change of pace,
has respected
's melodic sensibility both in terms of his piano work and the overall tone of the album. All the outside help was in the service of an especially personal work from
. The subtext of these songs is
coming to terms with his spirituality, despite not being a religious person, and his belief that he's not alone in these feelings as he ponders the struggles that are a part of nearly everyone's life. In some of his songs (most notably "His Song Is Sung"), these feelings share the stage with coming face-to-face with his father's mortality, and the balance between sorrow, curiosity, and acceptance in
's vocals tell an especially eloquent story all by themselves. It has been quite some time since
lived up to their old slogan "Nashville's most f-ed-up country band," but on
,
bravely steps into new territory both musically and lyrically, and it's a beautiful and frequently moving experience. ~ Mark Deming
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