{"product_id":"brokeback-colder-milder","title":"Brokeback - Colder, Milder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrokeback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e return with their first album in a decade \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColder, Milder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, refining the Midwestern post-surf-rock sound that they pioneered at the turn of the century through simplicity and restraint, foregrounding melody and harmony. Initially a solo project of bassist\/guitarist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDouglas McCombs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Brokeback now includes guitarist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Elkington\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, bassist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeter Croke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and drummer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArief Sless-Kitain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Together, the quartet use rock instrumentation to explore pure minimal melodic lines and highlight the interplay between the four players. In these complex times, this music is a welcome escape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe members make equal contributions to shape the pieces that are largely begun by McCombs or Elkington. A song’s origin can be as simple as a three-note figure in a verse, a figure on a Bass VI, a riff, or a simple melody. Frequent inspirations are the things of everyday life, simple pleasures, such as in “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePigeon Dreamt A Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”: “For 15 or 16 years, my dog Pigeon laid right next to me for every piece of music that I wrote,” shares McCombs, “Some of them I thought of as lullabies for her. This one asks the question – if she could imagine her ideal person, would it be me?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album is not without adornment, incorporating strings written and arranged by James Elkington and performed by Lia Kohl and Macie Stewart. There are also vocals from Amalea Tchilds, a longtime friend and collaborator whose delicate vocal timbre floats along the melodies. Recorded by John McEntire in Electrical Audio and Soma EMS, the album features artwork by Rick Froberg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrokeback is unbound by deadlines, held by abiding friendships and driven by the joy of exploration. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColder, Milder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s entwined patterns are bittersweet in their melodic content, while embracing the listener in the delicate tendrils of the form, and ode to personal connection by four highly skilled musicians.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thrill Jockey Records","offers":[{"title":"Indie Exclusive Teal Vinyl LP","offer_id":60462816887129,"sku":"SDZ-56712","price":42.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":60462816919897,"sku":"SDZ-56713","price":39.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":60462816952665,"sku":"SDZ-56714","price":18.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/369_20261111_1410_141614_944_v_0790377671117_006.jpg?v=1794484688","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/brokeback-colder-milder","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}