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12" Limited Edition Canary Yellow Vinyl LP of “Rancho Shalom” w/ double-sided insert containing album lyrics.
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The limited edition pressing consists of 250 black vinyl total and 100 canary yellow vinyl total.
Includes unlimited streaming of Rancho Shalom
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 21 days
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Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
12" Limited Edition Black Vinyl LP of “Rancho Shalom” w/ double-sided insert containing album lyrics and pro-dubbed, pro-printed audio cassette w/ 7 panel fold-out j-card that includes album lyrics!
Includes bonus Perpetual Doom sticker.
The limited edition pressing consists of 250 black vinyl total and 100 canary yellow vinyl total.
Includes unlimited streaming of Rancho Shalom
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 21 days
edition of 30
$25USDor more
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
12" Limited Edition Canary Yellow Vinyl LP of “Rancho Shalom” w/ double-sided insert containing album lyrics and pro-dubbed, pro-printed audio cassette w/ 7 panel fold-out j-card that includes album lyrics!
Includes bonus Perpetual Doom sticker.
The limited edition pressing consists of 250 black vinyl total and 100 canary yellow vinyl total.
Includes unlimited streaming of Rancho Shalom
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
in the morning waking up to the tempo
of fast dreams and half crescendos
only the birds are making noise
only the birds are making noise
a doomed mission that I can't abort
my god I see 'em marching toward my pillow fort only the birds are making noise
only the birds are making noise
you can turn on the news if you want to
shine up your shoes if you got two
the world's in motion and it can't be stopped
why can't disappointment simply be enough
then you hear it trumpet somewhere up in the trees like an underdog story you don't want to read why there's your dove now with an olive leaf
only the birds are making noise
Perpetual Doom is proud to present the debut album from Evan Kertman: Rancho Shalom. Hailing from Los Angeles by way of Japan and West Virginia, Kertman offers sharp-tongued reflections on love and loss in the form of baroque country folk. Recorded alongside multi-instrumentalist Aaron M. Olson, who layers the tracks with harmonica, vibraphone, horns, and strings, Rancho Shalom is a necessity for fans of classic country and Silver Jews, Bob Lind, and Jerry Jeff Walker.
Where is it—the southwest, the northeast? What is it—a hacienda, a synagogue? Is it real or a dream? Either way, Evan Kertman invites you to kick your feet up at Rancho Shalom. “It could be you’re just getting old and getting mixed messages,” he sings. “It could be a one off your drunk friend once invented.” But for these ten tracks, it’s more than real. Floating on warm country arrangements reminiscent of classic country of the 60s and 70s, Kertman sings of heartbreak and hope, homecoming and leave-taking. The songs emerged somewhere between Los Angeles and the West Virginia mountains where he lived, and the lyrics tackle dislocation and transition with singular wit. “Hear that old train coming like it’s done so many times,” he sings on the slow building “Get It from the Desert, Get It from the Sky.” “Let it roll you over or hop your lame ass inside.” That may be a hard truth to take, and it isn’t the only one. On the mournful “Maybe I’m Losing It,” Olson’s slide guitar underlines the melancholy of Kertman’s sense that "the well done caught me leaning in too far.” And “The Same Song” finds a sad similarity between the fate of a wedding photographer and a certain Adam Sandler movie. But if these are glum thoughts, they are elevated by the warmth of their delivery—by Kertman’s gentle baritone and Olson’s entrancing musical breaks.
Rancho Shalom was recorded in Los Angeles by Kertman and Olson, with help from various talented musicians. Bienvenidos a shalom.
credits
released April 29, 2022
Evan Kertman - Vocals, acoustic guitar, trumpet
Aaron M Olson - Bass, guitars (electric, acoustic, 12-string, B-bender), keyboards, melodica, harmonica, vibraphone
Ben Varian - Drums
Nicole Calhoun - Cello
Danny Echevarria - Violin
Allegra Jones - Clarinet
Tara Milch - Flute
Tim Ramsey - Pedal steel guitar
All songs written by Evan Kertman
Produced, arranged, and mixed by Aaron M Olson
Mastered by Kern Haug
whole album. a nice almost straight line from the 1st to this second with the spirit, but the lighter mood and 'fun' vibe really comes out. great 2nd!! gonzoride67
LOVE THIS MUSIC! Takes me back to so many early influences like The Flying Burritos, Matthew’s Southern Comfort, The JAYHAWKS…etc…Just purchased GARDEN PARTY on cd…COULD I GET THAT AUTOGRAPHED, BEFORE YOU SEND IT? imthewalrus
The long-awaited new record from Woods feels like a stereophonic dream full of whimsical instrumentation and good vibes. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 5, 2020
If Wooden Shjips traded their sails for a prairie schooner, this is what you might hear them playing around the campfire at night on the Great Plains: homespun country-rock with a hint of psychedelia. Wonderful stuff, from start to finish. neu-mann