John Rossiter (Young Jesus) had quit music to study permaculture and to work in landscapes and gardens. His last album, Shepherd Head, was too much time spent on the computer. Working with soil and plants gave him some life back. He said, You know, when gardening, the right decision to make for the landscape is usually the one that is already happening. It just takes time to read what that is."
So, John left the orchard to meet Shahzad Ismaily (Feist, Lou Reed, Arooj Aftab) for lunch. They instantly bonded, talking about improvisation, rhythm, the heart. On a lark, Shahzad invited John to New York.
Songs started to form, songs about shame and grief, love and redemption. They came fast, a song a day for two weeks. It was different from past albums, which felt like years of hammering out lyrics and ideas. This one came in the wake of a long illness, where tunes came in a rush, as if they were physical, as if the body couldnt heal without them. An almost involuntary outpouring, overrunning his usual self-consciousness.
Rossiter had to sit and transcribe without judgment: let the ideas grow on their own. Shahzad was in LA one day when John sat down at the piano and played them for him. They decided to record them at Shahzad's Figure 8 Studios in Brooklyn these songs would blossom into Young Jesus forthcoming album, The Fool.
Inner landscaping requires presence and bravery. It can get pretty dark and strange the deeper you walk into that jungle. And its from the absolute pits of that inner landscape that the truest music rises from.
At the end of the last session, Rossiter and Alex Lappin sat down and drew tarot cards. John drew The Fool.
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- Genre: Indie Rock
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Track Listing:
A1 Brenda & Diane
A2 Two Brothers
A3 Rabbit
A4 Rich
A5 Moonlight
B1 Moty
B2 The Weasel
B3 Am I The Only One
B4 Sunrise
B5 Dancer
B6 Gods Plan
