Mudcrack hands and lichen eyes,
Stained glass spine.
Love you ’til my cheeks won’t dry,
Bathed in brine.
And the seedlings won’t sprout.
Ivy organs, overgrown,
Cut me out.
Shattered glasses, blackened bones,
Lager louts.
And the fox fights his friends.
You told me of the garden,
As we sat in chapel stalls.
I’ll rest my spade by the sycamore tree,
Where you taught me to walk
As I clung to your knees.
Now the soil fills your mouth,
And the roots drag you down.
You’re home.
Custard iris, veins in bloom,
Infant’s smile.
Night swim through the moonlit gloom,
Cracked sundial.
Now your hand’s on my chest
As the garden takes hold.
credits
from Orlando,
released November 27, 2020
Lauren Kinsella - voice
Matthew Herd - saxophones
Tom Taylor - piano and Hammond organ
Tom McCredie - double bass
Dave Hamblett - drums
Innes White - acoustic guitar
Tom Gibbs - clarinet
Phillip Cardwell - trumpet
Kevin Garrity - trombone
Produced by Euan Burton at Real World Studios
Mixed by Euan Burton at GloWorm Recording
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios
Engineer - Patrick Phillips
Assistant Engineer - Katie May
Ani DiFranco acoustically revisits classics from across her career, with assists from Amy Ray, Billy Bragg, and Maceo Parker. Bandcamp New & Notable May 18, 2019