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Brawls In The Briar

by Adam Ostrar

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1.
Enemy 04:22
2.
Another Room 05:32
3.
Warlock 03:03
4.
Spare Me 03:49
5.
Drinking From A Candle 05:47
6.
Hammered White And Barking 02:43
7.
Cossacks In The Building 03:05
8.
Hot Air 03:52
9.
Boy 04:18
10.
Color Of Bone 03:26
11.
Cindy Tells Me 02:38
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In 2017, Ostrar signed on with Super Secret Records. He headed out to Southwest Texas to record at famed music studio Sonic Ranch. Joining him in this project were Wil Hendricks (Califone) , Michael Krassner (Boxhead Ensemble) and Stephen Patterson (White Rabbits, Spoon, Hamilton Leithauser) . Ostrar meticulously edited and demoed versions until he felt the songs were fully fleshed out and were ready to record with the band. The recordings were cut live in five days with no rehearsals.

“Brawls in the Briar” opens with the melancholic bounce of “Enemy” and sets forth the theme of cognitive dissonance that resonates with each additional track. Ostrar mixes referential, autobiographical and subversively political themes often and elegantly within the same song. “Brawls” is built atop a bedrock of vintage folk, open tunings, twelve string guitars, organ swells, synth pads, piano swagger, bossa nova rhythms and the gorgeous violin work of occasional guest Josh Hill on the Tim Buckley- esque “Drinking from a Candle”. Ostrar’s early influences–Lou Reed, Robert Wyatt, Caetano Veloso–still impact his work.

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released October 13, 2017

With Wil Hendricks, Michael Krassner, Stephen Patterson, Josh Hill.

Recorded by Charles Godfrey at Sonic Ranch. Mixed by Michael Krassner at Five Thirteen. Mastered by Shelly Steffens at Chicago Mastering Service.

www.supersecretrecords.com/bands/adam-ostrar/

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Adam Ostrar Austin, Texas

Adam Ostrar is a parent, maybe just like you, that worries about the world his kid is inheriting. He’s anxious about the damaged and ravaged U.S.A. and so are the narrators on his most recent album, The Worried Coat. Keeled Scales is proud to bring The Worried Coat back into print on vinyl on October 1, 2021. ... more

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