Shovels & Rope - ManticoreVinyl LP pressing. 2022 release from Charleston, SC rock duo Shovels & Rope. Originally planned as a stripped down acoustic leaning release, Manticore's tracks were written prior to the pandemic, but recorded during it, when Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst suddenly had much more time at their disposal. The duo reimagined the original arrangements, resulting in 10 new songs that range in sound from heartbreaking, stark piano to rollicking hard rock

domra/domra alto

The chorus says it all

consuming atmosphere and wickedly barbed

and Joseph Stanford

The Murlocs reflect on those who leave a profound imprint on our lives: the saviors and hellraisers and assorted other mystifying characters

I am glad to be among those feeling the benefits of women being heard more loudly

Servicing to AOR

Shauf has slyly deconstructed and reshaped the style for which he's been celebrated

beings who emerged from space/time rifts connected to mysterious

who wrote many pieces for the Boston Pops Orchestra before starting to record under his own name

A newly married couple

Smith at Sterling Sound and cut at 45 RPM