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despAIR jordan – Before Your Wings Gave Out (w/ Numbered Print) MARKED DOWN – New LP"

$ 15.00

RAZORCAKE: Here’s a case of a goofy-ass name selling a band a little short. Easy to write this record off before it’s even spun, which is too bad, because this is a nuanced, smart, mature—and I mean that in a good way—rock album that reminds me a lot of bands like the Hold Steady or Gaslight Anthem, particularly in the way that there’s almost always a lead guitar at work over, and sometimes against, the vocals. And vocals, surprisingly, stir up a lot of U.K. college pop stuff from the ’80s: clear and precise, decipherable. Shit, guy’s voice is almost Peter Murphy-like, which shouldn’t work here but absolutely does. Layered and thoughtful material, with most of the songs landing in the six- to eight-minute mark. The band seems more interested in texture than velocity, and normally that would do little more than put me to sleep, searching desperately for a hook somewhere, but they absolutely manage to pull it off here. A pleasant surprise. Had this come out on 4AD or Rough Trade in the ’80s, I could imagine these Denver nerds possibly being mentioned in the same breath as the Pixies or the Psychedelic Furs. Recommended. –Keith Rosson

Denver post-punk!!! For fans of the music of the early 1980s, here's your fix, despAIR jordan “Before Your Wings Gave Out” LP, sort of somewhere between Big Country and Television, the title of the song "Rhapsody in Black" perhaps capturing the sound, the music shimmering with hope but also drenched in melancholy, slightly stoned on cold wine and warm whiskey, detouring around death rock territories, avoiding the cold dark underground and the mistakes of Icarus, lifting slightly above the frozen ground wings wet with morning dew, soaring over settings where winter almost meets spring, settings that seem like a mix of memories and imaginings. Sorry to say it like that, but that's what it sounds like to me. -- winch

Limited edition of 30 on randomly mixed color vinyl with a bonus hand numbered Diamond Bee print. LP comes with a free deluxe download that includes the album plus the brand new "Hell Year EP” as a bonus!

released April 15, 2022

Pressing Info: 200 total. 30 limited edition 12" LP’s on randomly mixed color vinyl with a bonus hand numbered Diamond Bee print / digital long player. 170 standard edition 12" LP’s on randomly mixed color vinyl.

despAIR Jordan's members have been kicking around the Denver music scene for the better part of two decades. Formed from the ashes of rowdier bands like SleeperHorse, Tin Horn Prayer and Sugar Skulls and Marigolds, despAIR Jordan is a mature and seasoned retelling of a story its members have spent years crafting. The band’s debut long player, “Before Your Wings Gave Out”, was originally issued by SLN in early 2021 in a digital-only format. Since that time, the band has picked up a slew of listeners and were able to start playing live as 2021 ended. With things moving forward in 2022, the demand for the album on vinyl needed to be addressed and SLN hopped back on board with DJ to make it happen. So, it’s our pleasure to present to the reader, again, “Before Your Wings Gave Out” by despAIR jordan.

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