Released in 2024 on Violette Records, Descendant is the third album from Snowgoose, the acclaimed folk rock project built around the songwriting partnership of Jim McCulloch (The Soup Dragons) and Somerset-born vocalist Anna Sheard. Recorded live, the album weaves together a rich tapestry of influences — from smoky 60s Nashville country and 70s Laurel Canyon folk-rock to orchestral pop and the jazz-folk spirit of Pentangle — all wrapped in a warmly distinctive 80s Scottish indie-pop sensibility.
What makes Descendant truly remarkable is its extraordinary roster of contributors, featuring Raymond McGinley (Teenage Fanclub), Chris Geddes (Belle and Sebastian), Stevie Jones (Arab Strap), Tim Davidson (Tracyanne & Danny), Adam Stearns (Trembling Bells), and Stuart Kidd (BMX Bandits). Thematically, the album navigates the complex emotions surrounding impermanence — the beauty and pain woven through life's most profound experiences — with McCulloch and Sheard's songwriting partnership said to be at its finest here, moving at a languorous, immersive pace that rewards careful listening.
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- Format: Vinyl
- Label: Violette Records
- Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
- Release Date: 10/18/2024
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TRACKS
1. Better Listen
2. Salix
3. The Fall
4. Down The Line
5. Good Medicine
6. Sorrow
7. Bewildered Dance
8. Fugue State
9. Call For Peace
10. Descendant
11. Wings Of Glory
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