Steve Gunn Boerum Palace

Description

Boerum Palace is Steve Gunns second album, originally released in 2009. The album starts off with a headlong rush into the hypnotic Mr. Franklin. Gunns fluid playing style, especially as portrayed within this track, provides ample space for the development of infectious musical themes. The track ends in a dextrous duel between Gunns guitar and guest Marc Orleans (of D. Charles Speer & the Helix, Sunburned Hand of the Man) vicious pedal steel. The album mixes Gunns long-form blues / raga / psych explorations alongside briefer cuts that equally display his songcraft. These tracks, such as Variation II and Jadins Dream, demonstrate that Gunn is equally confident with shorter or longer compositions. Gunns voice is joined by an ethereal turn from the Vanishing Voices Heidi Diehl on the albums central and haunting House of Knowledge. The track opens with a building central guitar theme. This theme allows Gunn to layer on further guitar explorations. The tone set by these musical themes builds into the duos vocal delivery that delivers volumes despite being uttered in gentle tones. Other highlights include Cryin Eyes, an inspired reworking of J.J. Cales Crying Eyes featuring backing instrumentation from Marc Orleans, and the richly textured album finale Mustaphas Exit.

• Released: 11/17/09
• Format Detail: 1LP 140g BLACK Vinyl w/ DL
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: Rock
• Internal ID: JITRE
• Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item’s shipment.**