Released March 5, 2021

“It’s an album of diverse character and drama—textures that start off simple soon evolve and mutate into stranger, more complex ones. Patterns move in ways that you don’t expect. This makes for a listening experience that keeps you on your toes...

Every track is a little world of its own...Impressive, original and full of promise.”
– The Wire

“The avant-pop of Griffin Brown works elements of free jazz and experimental electronic music into its tapestry of sound.”
– Bandcamp

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“There’s a boat sailed off with my beloved
[…]
There’s a thousand little pine trees bombed to hell here
[…]
There’s me moaning over a letter that has not come
[…]
There are crosses everywhere on both sides
[…]
There are the long tapering fingers of my girl”

– Apollinaire, from “Il y a” (tr. Donald Revell)

Kalia Vandever – trombone (track 3), including engineering of part
Jack Broza – guitars (tracks 3 + 7), including engineering of parts
Mat Muntz – bass (track 3), including engineering of part

GB – compositions, texts; all other instruments + vocals; production; all other engineering; mixing + mastering

Watch the video for "20202020202020": www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3GiQBAz9-E

Watch the video for "Emmeline," starring Liz Dubois: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtfyh6bXOn0

Recorded/mixed/mastered in Brooklyn and Philadelphia (with one remote tracking by Mat Muntz done in Croatia), February–September 2020; December 2020

Cover photograph by Cyrus Duff

Executive consultants – Jack Broza and Eli Brown

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