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Midlake - For the Sake of Bethel Woods (White Vinyl)
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From
the
cover
to
the
title
and
beyond,
a
longing
to
reconnect
with
that
which
seems
lost
and
seek
purpose
in
its
passing
sits
at
the
record’s
core.
The
cover
star
is
keyboardist/flautist
Jesse
Chandler’s
father,
who,
tragically,
passed
away
in
2018.
As
singer
Eric
Pulido
explains,
“He
was
a
lovely
human,
and
it
was
really
heavy
and
sad,
and
he
came
to
Jesse
in
a
dream.
I
reference
it
in
a
song.
He
said,
‘Hey,
Jesse,
you
need
to
get
the
band
back
together.’
I
didn’t
take
that
lightly.”
A
desire
to
commune
with
the
past
and
connect
with
present,
lived
experience
asserts
itself
from
the
opening
of
the
album.
‘Bethel
Woods’
sustains
and
develops
that
reconnection,
evoking
the
steadfast
and
contemplative
urgency
of
‘The
Trials
of
Van
Occupanther’
to
back
a
lyric
steeped
in
yearning
for
a
paradisal
time
and
place
of
hope
and
optimism.
Soaring
guitars
and
atmospheric
noise
effects
extend
a
sonic
scope
further
developed
by
‘Glistening,’
where
arpeggios
dance
like
light
glancing
off
a
lake.
In
just
three
songs,
Midlake
reintroduce
themselves
and
reach
out
into
fresh
territory
with
a
richly
intuitive
dynamism,
honouring
their
past
as
a
seedbed
of
possibility.
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