After releasing two acclaimed solo LPs--1995's Psychic Hearts and 2007's Trees Outside the Academy --Sonic Youth chief songwriter, singer and guitarist Thurston Moore now presents In Silver Rain with a Paper Key, a hardcover monograph containing two seven-inch vinyl records, as well as art, photographs, lyrics, poetry and other texts from Moore's personal notebooks and visual archives. The songs featured on the two seven-inch records include new compositions by Moore such as "You've Lost Your Lover," "Circulation" and "Blood." All of these songs were recorded in western Massachusetts on a 12-string acoustic guitar, and continue Moore's investigation of radical and personalized acoustic guitar, first heard on Trees Outside the Academy. With In Silver Rain with a Paper Key, Moore's well-known work as a poet, bookmaker, artist and editor is at last united with his legendary guitar virtuosity and songwriting skills. This highly collectible book-record constitutes a superb statement of Moore's many abilities.
After releasing two acclaimed solo LPs--1995's Psychic Hearts and 2007's Trees Outside the Academy --Sonic Youth chief songwriter, singer and guitarist Thurston Moore now presents In Silver Rain with a Paper Key, a hardcover monograph containing two seven-inch vinyl records, as well as art, photographs, lyrics, poetry and other texts from Moore's personal notebooks and visual archives. The songs featured on the two seven-inch records include new compositions by Moore such as "You've Lost Your Lover," "Circulation" and "Blood." All of these songs were recorded in western Massachusetts on a 12-string acoustic guitar, and continue Moore's investigation of radical and personalized acoustic guitar, first heard on Trees Outside the Academy. With In Silver Rain with a Paper Key, Moore's well-known work as a poet, bookmaker, artist and editor is at last united with his legendary guitar virtuosity and songwriting skills. This highly collectible book-record constitutes a superb statement of Moore's many abilities.