Last Night On Earth Lee Ranaldo And The Dust SKU: OLE10411 Barcode: 744861104117 23.00 £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Matador Released Date: 4th October 2013 Buying Format: 2LP Includes Download Code Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info “A solo record works best when you feel like you’re opening a window into somebody’s life, experiencing the things they’re going through or thinking about, places they’re seeing, through their eyes. At its best, you find a universality in it.” – Lee Ranaldo Lee Ranaldo and his family were among the lucky Manhattanites left relatively unscathed by Hurrican Sandy in 2012, but for a week, they had no electricity, running water or heat. He did, however, have an acoustic guitar and, as has been the case of late, some new songs began spilling out of it, reflecting a prolific period imbued with eerie uncertainty. · Ranaldo had finished work on his last album, Between The Times And The Tides’, before Sonic Youth went on hiatus in the Autumn of 2011. The record followed an informal period of songwriting, borne of acoustic guitar fiddling and more direct lyrics from a poet known for emotive abstraction. His plans to record a low-key acoustic album soon evolved and many friends (Steve Shelley, Alan Licht, Nels Cline, Jim O’Rourke, Bob Bert, John Medeski, wife / artist Leah Singer) dropped by to conjure a vaguely psychedelic pop-rock sound that served Ranaldo and SY fans well. A core unit came together, getting tighter after some roadwork, and soon Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth), Alan Licht, and bassist Tim Lüntzel became The Dust. The band dug in at Echo Canyon West through the winter, evolving a new set of songs with a decidedly more group dynamic. Yet even though he was tracking new songs with the band (plus the always-welcome Medeski), Ranaldo wanted to present songs that were even more personal and adaptable to various live contexts. The songs on this album are darker, longer, and more intense than those of its predecessor, which was comparably upbeat. Despair and rage ripple through its atmosphere, but are held at bay, never quite able to touchdown. Ranaldo lives near Zucotti Park, which was HQ for NYC’s Occupy Wall Street movement. He has visited Occupy encampments in Toronto, São Paulo, and wherever else he can, often bringing his kids with him so they can witness left wing, non-violent democracy in action. Unlike his last record’s ‘Shouts’, there is no specific tribute to OWS, but there is a yearning for some real, societal shift. “Every time I wait for the revolution to come,” Ranaldo sings on ‘Home Chds.’ “Every night I think it?s here and then it?s gone.” At the same time the songs on ‘Last Night On Earth’ reveal a guarded optimism. The term ‘hope’ has been politically co-opted and devalued but it’s a key element on ‘Last Night On Earth’. Ranaldo sings of land and water and love and certainty – external life forces that can turn on us at any second – from an exploratory, inviting place of coexistence. Lee Ranaldo is a founding member of Sonic Youth, now in 32nd year. Although songwriting and performing with his band The Dust (Steve Shelley, Alan Licht, Tim Lüntzel) is his current focus, Lee also premiered a new work, ‘Hurricane Sandy Transcriptions’, for Berlin-based string ensemble Kaleidoskop (with Lee on guitar) at the Holland Festival in June 2013, with more performances to follow in spring 2014. Lee continues to perform experimental events with partner Leah Singer as well. Their recent live performances have been large scale, multi projection quadraphonic sound & cinema events, with Lee performing suspended electric guitar phenomena. Available on double vinyl format includes download code. Artist Lee Ranaldo And The Dust Genre Rock And Pop Label Matador Buying Options 2LP Includes Download Code Format 2LP , Includes Download Code Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings Lecce, Leaving Key-Hole Home Chds The Rising Tide Last Night On Earth By The Window Late Descent No 2 Ambulancer Blackt Out Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Lee Ranaldo And The Dust and more from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Lee Ranaldo And The Dust Acoustic Dust Rock And Pop | Primavera Sound | 1LP Released 4th November 2014 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Lee Ranaldo And The Dust Acoustic Dust £15.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Primavera Sound SKU: PS014LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 4th November 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Michael Jackson Invincible Rock And Pop | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 2LP Released 5th November 2009 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Michael Jackson Invincible £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP013 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 5th November 2009 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Arcade Fire Creature Comfort Rock And Pop | Sony Music | 12", EP/Mini Album Released 15th January 2018 £10.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Arcade Fire Creature Comfort £10.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony Music SKU: 88985490051 Formats: 12", EP/Mini Album Released Date: 15th January 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Insecure Men Karaoke for One: Vol. 1 – Indies Only Rock And Pop | Fat Possum | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 19th October 2018 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Insecure Men Karaoke for One: Vol. 1 – Indies Only £21.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Fat Possum SKU: FP16994 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 19th October 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Cobra Starship Hot Mess Rock And Pop | Fueled By Ramen | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 17th December 2021 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Cobra Starship Hot Mess £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Fueled By Ramen SKU: 0075678645648 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 17th December 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood Nancy & Lee Rock And Pop | Light In The Attic | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 27th May 2022 £28.00 - £32.00 Select options Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood Nancy & Lee £28.00 - £32.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Light In The Attic Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 27th May 2022 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Shitkid Fish Rock And Pop | Punkslime | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 31st March 2023 £21.00 - £22.00 Select options Shitkid Fish £21.00 - £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Punkslime Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 31st March 2023 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Fred again.. 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