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Jesus Christ Has Arrived - John Ralston's New Vinyl Single Out Now
posted Feb 4th 2011, 19:00
24 Hour Service Station is proud to release John Ralston's new single, "Jesus Christ b/w A Marigny Xmas". Nearly three full years since last we heard from him with 2008's White Spiders, he appears like a mirage with two alternate universe classics.
"Jesus Christ" may be the most daring A-side we have ever heard with it's drones, screeches, and clanging recalling the glory of the Velvet Underground. The B-side is an alarmingly gorgeous New Orleans heart breaker entitled "A Marigny Xmas". Both songs feature the downright spectacular rhythm section of bassist Dan Bonebrake and drummer Deric Dickens.
Available in a limited vinyl pressing of 300 copies - 150 on translucent red & 150 on opaque white, a demo of "A Marigny Christmas" comes bundled with the free digital download of the songs included with a mail order purchase. As an added bonus, if you wish, JR will even sign it for you. Grab one of each before they vanish for another 2222 years! ORDER HERE
Also available at iTunes, Emusic, Amazon mp3 and all other fine digital outlets.
Here's a great review from losingtoday.com
‘Jesus Christ’ is a bit of gem all said, the draping of looping drone chimes endow it with an enchanting quietly epic demeanour that sounds for all the world as though through the silent flurry of blurring snow drifts an oncoming cavalry is navigating the frost tipped landscapes homeward bound whilst despatched amid a sonic coda that not for the first time (and I suspect not the last) in this missive loosely coils itself delicately around a melodic motif subtly threaded from ‘little drummer boy’. That said we here are thinking that long time admirers of Cheval Sombre and the like should lap this up. Flip the disc for the utterly adoring and disarming honey toned countrified traits of ‘A Marigny Xmas’ - a softly tendered swaying strum drilled nugget tempered and turned with just the right requisite amount of smoked and stoked homebound and heart heaving warmth as to have you stopping dead in your tracks and sparing time for a moment of reflection. May break hearts. losingtoday.com
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