JOHN HOWARD
ACROSS THE DOOR SILL (LP)
Label | OCCULTATION |
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Catalog | LEDA7E0047 |
Format | LP |
Discs | 1 |
Category | ROCK/POPS |
Street Date | 2016-11-18 |
- When John Howard’s 1975 album Kid In A Big World was reissued to wide acclaim in 2003 it marked his return to writing and recording after twenty years of silence. Recorded over a twelve-month period Across The Door Sill features many-layered pianos and vocals. Whereas John Howard & The Night Mail was a “band album” Door Sill is very much a solo work. With five brand-new songs investigating the process of dreams and how one can imagine crossing previously-unseen thresholds embarking on new adventures and challenges through differing timelines the album was inspired by 13th Century poet Rumi’s quatrains. One can hear the influence of John’s own songwriter heroes - Laura Nyro and Roy Harper in particular - with its long-form languidly organic compositions and eschewal of the usual verse/chorus/middle-eight song structure. “An album that will take a few listens I think” says John.
- A1. Who cares?
A2. Outward
B1. Preservation
B2. Pigs ‘n’ Pies
B3. Stretching Out