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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.
From the forthcoming debut album 'Rancho Shalom' on Perpetual Doom.
lyrics
now just between you and me
last night I had a funny dream
I counted up everything I'd done and hadn't done
and it all came out to one
I put my winning number in my pocket
grabbed my keys and drove on out the exit
toward a place I somehow never found in the scripture
a blurred out sign I thought I saw in the back of someone else's picture
bring your husbands, daughters, wives, and sons
brothers and sisters won't you come home
to Rancho Shalom. Rancho Shalom.
put your feet up on this faintly Oaxacan ottoman
ayin hara won't get you here
porque su casa es su casa
Rancho Shalom. Rancho Shalom.
they got a place for what you got that's good
they even got a place to safely put away your blues
you can have your flan and by gosh you can nosh it too
the whole world will do kindly as you believe kindness can do
now watch as all you love finally gets along with you at...
it could be you're just gettin' old and gettin' mixed messages
it could just be a one off your drunk friend once invented
but now you're home at Rancho Shalom
bienvenidos a shalom
credits
released December 3, 2021
Written by Evan Kertman
Produced, arranged, and mixed by Aaron M Olson
Mastered by Kern Haug
Evan Kertman - Vocals, acoustic guitar, trumpet
Aaron M Olson - Bass, guitars (electric, acoustic, 12-string, B-bender), keyboards, melodica, harmonica, vibraphone, percussion
Ben Varian - Drums
Nicole Calhoun - Cello
Danny Echevarria - Violin
Allegra Jones - Clarinet
Tara Milch - Flute
Tim Ramsey - Pedal steel guitar
supported by 4 fans who also own “Rancho Shalom (Single)”
Probably one of the best records I've heard in the last 35 years. SO much to love here. Great voice oozing with honesty, outstanding warm production, songwriting is second-to-none, the instrumental performances are tasteful and explorative.
Very few people have the guts to write good, emotive records anymore. Even fewer write classics. This is a CLASSIC. Daniel Cousins
This surprise album from the New York alternative band is an archival collection of previously unreleased recordings. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 9, 2020
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