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Blanche
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Description: | CD on Loose |
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| Format: | CD | |
| Genre(s): | Alt. Country/Americana/Country Rock | |
| Label: | Loose | |
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£5.19
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| Availability: | In stock. Dispatched in 1 working day. |
With glints of grit and strychnine-laced grandeur from the birthplace of Motown, Blanche weave eerily beautiful tales, inspired by Depression-era blues, early country music, and stripped down rock and roll all delivered in the style of an electrified 1920s gospel quintet. Latest EP ‘What This Town Needs’ is the follow up to 2004's debut ‘If We Can't Trust The Doctors’ - an eerie collection of tales of the unexpected that dealt with faith, no hope and very little charity. Featuring contributions from Jack White and Brendan Benson it was an album that led critics to draw comparisons with the black romance of Nick Cave and the back-porch charm of The Carter Family. On tour with The White Stripes in the UK Blanche proved they could deliver the goods live and when they formed the back- Loretta Lynn's bone to backing band on her Grammy award winning Van Lear Rose they provided the perfect foil to White's electric dreams and the grand dame of country's legendary voice.This EP features the title track ‘What This Town Needs’, a heartbreaking funeral march version of the Rolling Stones’ ‘Child of the Moon’, and also three exclusive songs: ‘Scar Beneath The Skin’, the previously unreleased ‘Never Again’ and a furious live version the show-ending ‘Someday’ recorded at the Lowlands Festival in the Netherlands plus a live video of ‘So Long Cruel World’ from the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago - a New Year's Eve show they played with The White Stripes and Flaming Lips.
