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Strange We Fall

by Relatives

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1.
I Can't Wait Forever 03:56
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2.
Give It a Try 02:24
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3.
I Fell From the World 02:30
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4.
Where Does She Go 02:51
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5.
Party Hall 02:50
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6.
Strange We Fall 02:54
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7.
Friends a Call 03:58
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“Relatives is a rotating cast of characters. Katie Vogel and myself are always there,” says composer, arranger and guitarist Ian McLellan Davis. The duo met upon arrival to New York City in 2007 and have been singing and writing together since. With a focus on melodies sung in unison, Relatives has been known to incorporate winds, strings and horns into their music, but over the years, they’ve been paring down and turning inwards, exploring what can be done with less.

Strange We Fall came about by “not over-fussing for too long about something and just kind of seeing what comes out,” says Ian McLellan Davis. “I think we can get pretty ahead of ourselves sometimes and it’s more complex than we intend it to be. This was an attempt to really simplify and try the same idea for a while. And just coast, you know?”

Katie Vogel adds: “there was a quicker turnaround than usual between writing and recording; these songs still feel really fresh. What these songs are about, at least for me, are subjects I’m still processing. So, even the process of recording was part of working through. That was kind of strange. Usually, we’ll have worked on songs for a couple years and then record them.”

credits

released August 31, 2018

All songs written and sung by ian mclellan davis & Katie Vogel
Jason Burger - drums
Dandy McDowell - bass
Josh Henderson - violin (3, 6)
Elise Frawley - viola - (3, 6)
Alexandra Jones - cello (3, 6)
Michael Coleman - keys (7)

Produced, engineered & mixed by Lily Wen
String arrangements & cover art by ian mclellan davis
Recorded at the Chamber of Commerce
Mastering & additional mixing by Jacob Blumberg
"Friends a Call" co-mixed by Phil Weinrobe
Photographs by Sasha Arutyunova
Singles artwork by David Foarde
© Figure & Ground 2018

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