Sunday Morning Record

Description

Beloved Austin Americana combo confronts changes and conquers new musical territory with Sunday Morning Record. The Band Of Heathens fourth studio album (and seventh overall), marks a milestone in the resilient outfits development, capturing the musicians remarkable creative chemistry along with the deepening melodic and emotional resonance in the songwriting of founding singer-guitarists Ed Jurdi and Gordy Quist.

Sunday Morning Record was born in the midst of change, agrees Quist. Life changes, lineup changes, geographic changes. It was a rollercoaster of a year, but that change served the album well and became our muse.

We set out to make a record that chronicled the journey of the band through a really difficult and uncertain time, Jurdi states. In the midst of all of this, Gordy and I were writing songs, starting families, moving families and trying to find a thread to hold onto with our music.

The musicians journey is documented with insight, humor and empathy on such compelling new tunes as Shotgun, Caroline Williams, Miss My Life, Girl With Indigo Eyes and Records in Bed, which embody the catchy tunes and punchy performances for which BOH is known, while showcasing the subtlety and introspection that have become increasingly prominent in the bands work, with an added emphasis on the acoustic textures that have long been present in their arsenal.

I really think that this is the most personal group of songs weve ever released, asserts Quist. We had over 30 to choose from, and they were written while we were pondering some major life changes and digging to find the essence of what the band is.