Album
Truelove's Gutter
2009 · Rock
5 collectors on Gatefold own this
Truelove's Gutter is an Alt/Indie album by Richard Hawley, originally released in 2009. On Gatefold: 13 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.
About
Richard Hawley has spent his musical career trying to find the romance in the wee, small hours of morning. His deep, sensual voice, the sweeping orchestrations and the pulse-slowing tempos have made him a king of the nocturnal world. <i>Truelove’s Gutter</i> is his most sparse album to date. Things nearly erupt in the near-seven minutes of “Soldier On”, but just as the drums and strings attempt to break past the boiling point, the tune relents and quiet is restored. In Hawley’s hushed world, there is an elegant grace to the melodies. “As the Dawn Breaks”, “Ashes on the Fire” and the nearly ten-minute “Remorse Code” view romance through the most tragic and pathetic of circumstances. Love letters from earnest lovers are burned and the more one tries to steer one’s life in a positive direction, the more it cruises out of control. The near eleven-minute finale, “Don’t’ You Cry,” is simply epic without ever spiraling out of control. Slowly, the song marches to its sorrowful conclusion.
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Tracklist
- 1As The Dawn Breaks4:34
- 2Open Up Your Door4:41
- 3Ashes On The Fire4:23
- 4Remorse Code9:49
- 5Don't Get Hung Up In Your Soul4:15
- 6Soldier On6:49
- 7For Your Lover Give Some Time5:36
- 8Don't You Cry10:40
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Indie Rock
- lush
- brooding
- nocturnal
Truelove’s Gutter is the sixth studio album from Richard Hawley. It was released on 21 September 2009 in the UK and on 22 September 2009 in the US. The album title refers to an ancient street in Hawley’s native Sheffield. This street is now thought to be the location of present-day castle street, which was allegedly named after 18th century innkeeper Thomas Truelove. Truelove used to charge local people to dump their rubbish in the gutter in the street that then flowed down to the River Don. Thematically, Truelove’s Gutter is Hawley’s darkest album to date, apparently inspired by dark periods in his life and those of others.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Colin ElliotARRANGED BY BACKING VOCALS BASS , CYMBAL , HARPSICHORD, GLOCKENSPIEL , ORGAN, SYNTHESIZER, STEEL DRUMS , BELLS , SINGING BOWLS
- Richard HawleyVOCALS ACOUSTIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR , GUITAR
- Catrin MorganVIOLIN
- Dean BeresfordDRUMS DRUMS, CYMBAL
- Donald GrantVIOLIN
- Donald GrantVIOLIN
- Emma WraggVIOLIN
- Felix TannerVIOLA
- Helena SmartVIOLIN
- Jon TrierORGAN PIANO
- Kirsty ManganVIOLIN
- Liz HanksCELLO
- Lucy PayneCELLO
- Natalie HoltVIOLA
- Red Skies String SectionSTRINGS
- Richard PryceDOUBLE BASS
- Shez Sheridan12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR, LYRE , ELECTRIC GUITAR , LAP STEEL GUITAR , BACKING VOCALS ACOUSTIC GUITAR , LYRE , ELECTRIC GUITAR , STEEL GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR , LYRE
- Thea SpiersVIOLIN
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