Last Updated 08/31/2024 07:22 PM EDT
LOG IN
CART
Cart Items :
Sub Total :
artist
label
title
catalog #
any field
advanced
New Releases
Artists
Labels
Forthcoming
Best Sellers
Reviews
Jobs
soundclips
[All Countries]
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
Europe
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Korea
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Romania
Russian Federation
Scotland
Senegal
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
UK
Ukraine
United States
Uruguay
World's Leading Terrorist State
World's Misleading Terrorist State
[All Formats]
Book
Cassette
CD
Clothing
Digital
DVD
MISC
VHS
Vinyl
[All Genres]
CLASSICAL
COMEDY
ELECTRONIC
EXPERIMENTAL
HIPHOP
JAZZ
Misc
ROCK
WORLD
artist
catalog #
label
title
any field
Tweet
Send Email
PRICE:
$14.50
$12.33
$12.33
IN STOCK
01. GRANITE SHORE, THE - So It Begins
Your browser does not support the audio element.
02. GRANITE SHORE, THE - Outside, Looking In
Your browser does not support the audio element.
03. GRANITE SHORE, THE - Buyer Beware
Your browser does not support the audio element.
04. GRANITE SHORE, THE - There's Always One
Your browser does not support the audio element.
05. GRANITE SHORE, THE - Someone Else
Your browser does not support the audio element.
06. GRANITE SHORE, THE - Where Does The Sadness Come From?
Your browser does not support the audio element.
07. GRANITE SHORE, THE - I Suppose So
Your browser does not support the audio element.
08. GRANITE SHORE, THE - The Performance Of A Lifetime
Your browser does not support the audio element.
09. GRANITE SHORE, THE - Commodities
Your browser does not support the audio element.
ARTIST
GRANITE SHORE, THE
TITLE
Suspended Second
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
OCCULTATION
CATALOG #
RHEA7E 1056CD
RHEA7E 1056CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
11/17/2017
The second
The Granite Shore
album,
Suspended Second
, is a pop record, albeit an angry one. When writing began in spring of 2016, it dealt largely with anxiety. "Suddenly," says
Nick Halliwell
, "we were overtaken by what felt like a national self-harming anxiety episode, which then went global." Enlisting cult singer
John Howard
's voice of a (recording) angel was another step outside the "Indie Ghetto". The album employs a number of metaphors. "I considered picking up where the [2015 debut]
Once More From The Top
narrative left off, but resisted the temptation," Halliwell adds, "I wanted to focus on hooks, trimming off any fat..." The best pop is all about economy, hence unambiguous songs, like "Where Does The Sadness Come From?", "Outside, Looking In", and "Buyer Beware", sit alongside more expansive material like "The Performance Of A Lifetime", which conflates Brexit with the deaths of two Princes.
Other releases on OCCULTATION
Other releases by GRANITE SHORE, THE