Black Crow by Rance Garrison

"Black Crow" is the debut release from independent singer/songwriter Rance Garrison who hails from the Appalachian foothills of southwest Virginia.

“Black Crow” is very much a “night-time” album, an exploration of what mystics have often called “the dark night of the soul.” Having been recorded nearly entirely in the wee hours of the early morning with lyrics focused on themes of mortality, faith, and doubt, and the end of childhood, all subjects that the twenty-five year old singer/songwriter found himself experiencing and exploring following the deaths of three family members from 2008 to 2009.

Musically, the album marks a departure from the acoustic guitar driven folk that gained Garrison a small following while playing open mic nights in Johnson City, Tennessee in 2007. Instead, Black Crow features a heavily layered sound of electric and acoustic guitars, piano, and synthesizers as well as electronic and acoustic percussion, drawing on musical influences such as Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Iron and Wine, Bon Iver, and the Twilight Singers. "Black Crow" promises to take listeners on sonic journey through dreamy soundscapes that are as dreary as rainy days in purgatory and as uplifting as heavenly choirs.

Tracklist

1.	Stars/Dusk	4:12

2.	Anthem	8:22

3.	Love Comes Calling	5:15

4.	Gravestones	2:23

5.	In the Desert	2:46

6.	Black Crow	3:12

7.	Severed Hands Still Are Reaching	2:43

8.	Morgan and Main	2:30

9.	It Still Moves	5:10

10.	Demons	4:42

11.	The Breath	2:01

12.	Wordsworth	7:15

13.	The Last Question	4:19

14.	Seven Trumpets	6:03

15.	Stars/Dawn	2:18

Credits

released June 13, 2012

Written, produced, and recorded by Rance Garrison

Rance Garrison: keyboards, guitars, vocals, bass, acoustic and electronic percussion, harmonica, and omnichord

Keaton Lawson: backing vocals on "Gravestones." Percussion and backing vocals on "In the Desert."

Josh Ely: drums on "Black Crow"

Cover photo by Andrea Garrett; Design and layout by Rance Garrison

Recorded in the upstairs back-bedroom of the house my great-grandfather built on Morgan Avenue in Pennington Gap, Virginia.

Thanks to God for creating and sustaining reality; my parents for creating me; my Andy for her constant love and affection; and my friends and family for their support and inspiration.

In loving memory of Stephanie Nache Garrison (1992-2008).

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