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M G Boulter
Days of Shaking
Released 7 Jun 2024
M G Boulter
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- Signed CD or LP (Deep Purple or Black)
- Signed Lyric Book & Poster
- Our gratitude and thanks for supporting Matt and Hudson Records in the making of this music!
Days of Shaking continues M G’s exploration into the kitchen sink dramas of modern suburbia but behind these songs of frustrated opportunities and the mundane realities of day to day modern living is a world of rumour and mystery, urban myths and the magical thinking we all use to bring shape to our lives, expectations and hopes.
Like a modern day book of wonders, the songs of Days of Shaking hint at UFO sightings, potential cave gods and visitations of the dead in dreams, all adding to the rich texture of people’s wants and needs but ultimately our belief in hope. This balance is seen in the title track and album opener where the protagonist wonders whether he has witnessed a UFO but ends more prosaically with, “Where is the party tonight?/To stand by a tiki bar with Christmas lights/I want something I can’t find/ we drive around dark tenements searching”. Similarly the heroic fishing photos of ‘City Map’ poke at deeper yearnings: “is it true you can wake up somewhere new/ just shrug it off and transform?”.
Once again M G is joined by Lucy Farrell, Harriet Bradshaw and Neil McSweeney on this album, produced by friend and long term colleague Andy Bell, Days of Shaking was recorded Spring 2023 in deepest Wales.
Tracklist
- Days of Shaking•
- Quiet •
- 10 Habits of Successful People•
- Silver Birches •
- Talk to Me of Water•
- James Mason•
- The Masterless Man•
- The Hotel at Midnight •
- Fox Running•
- The Jaws of Nothing•
- City Map•
- Blonde Pine
Credits
- M G Boulter Vocals, Guitars, Pedal and Lap Steel Guitar & Percussion
- Harriet Bradshaw Vocals, Cello & Percussion
- Lucy Farrell Vocals, Saw & Percussion
- Neil McSweeney Guitars, Bass & Vocals
- Tom Lenthall Piano
- Helen Bell Violin & Viola
- Jenny Sturgeon Vocals and Keyboards on ‘Talk to Me of Water’
- Andy Bell Engineer, Mixer, Producer
