In The Hour Of Dust (Clear Golden Smoke Vinyl) - By:Grant-lee Phillips - Model Number: LPYEP3110C

Description

Several years ago, Grant-Lee Phillips found himself wandering the elegant halls of the Norton Simon Art Museum in Pasadena, California. Amid a collection of highly detailed Indian paintings, one piece stood out. He jotted a note in his notebook, struck by both the imagery and the ominous title. That entry would eventually inspire the name of his 12th solo album: In the Hour of Dust. 

A common theme throughout Indian poetry and painting, Phillips explains, is this concept of ˜the hour of cow dust.™ It™s that moment when cows are led home and kick up dust; a cue to prepare the lamps. Night is about to fall.  While Phillips doesn™t shy away from today™s larger societal issues, In the Hour of Dust is an intimate, self-produced album. Its stripped-down musical presentation and often autobiographical lyrics reflect personal reckonings, all set against this larger discordant backdrop. 

Like many, Phillips grapples with staying afloat in the chaos of modern life. For him, songwriting is a way to push back against the encroaching dark - to light the lamps and find a path forward, for both himself and his listeners.  We can focus on all the various freedoms being threatened, Phillips says, things we might™ve taken for granted a year or two ago. But eventually, it comes back to very human, primal things. I don™t see songs of love and songs of protest as that far apart. It™s all about recognizing the value of connection in a disconnected time.

Label
Yep Roc Records

Tracks & Genre

SOUTHBOUND