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Tenci - A Swollen River, A Well Overflowing (Clear Vinyl)
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A
well
is
a
stoneencircled
place
of
depth,
keeping
an
abundance
of
water
for
survival.
“Well”
is
also
a
phrase
for
pause,
for
transition
in
language.
Our
tears
can
well
up
and
bubble
over.
To
define
ourselves
as
“well”
is
the
most
basic
term
of
goodness.
What’s
on
the
other
side
of
the
well?
Inside
the
tunnel
of
change,
or
this
life,
we
can
either
feel
intimidated
by
the
darkness
of
uncertainty,
or
excited
by
the
possibility
of
nourishment.
Songwriter,
guitarist,
and
vocalist
Jess
Shoman
wonders,
“what
the
hell,”
why
don’t
we
go
for
the
excess
of
love
we
deserve?
Tenci’s
album
A
Swollen
River,
A
Well
Overflowing
becomes
a
gathering
and
collection
of
well-like
vessels
–
cups,
puddles,
fists
–
to
hold
tight
to
this
love
and
newfound
joy.
A
Swollen
River,
A
Well
Overflowing
is
Tenci’s
second
album,
coming
after
their
2020
debut
My
Heart
Is
An
Open
Field,
which
introduced
Jess
Shoman’s
music
explorations
to
the
world.
Shoman
admits
that
their
first
album
dealt
with
letting
go
of
painful
life
experiences,
resulting
in
emptiness.
In
this
recent
collection
of
wiser
years
and
distance
from
that
former
grief,
Tenci
carries
an
opposite
feeling,
a
celebration
of
self-rejuvenation.
A
Swollen
River,
A
Well
Overflowing
shows
Shoman
steering
their
inventive
music
further
and
wilder,
spilling
over
with
12
fable-like
songs.
In
a
combination
of
milk,
coins,
glass,
water,
and
light,
each
song
forms
a
spell
to
“fill
my
heart
back
up,”
Shoman
says,
“by
reframing
complex
feelings
by
turning
my
head
sideways
and
seeing
them
in
a
different
way.”
Tracks:
SIDE
A:
1.
Shapeshifter
2.
Vanishing
Coin
3.
Be
4.
Great
Big
Elephant
5.
Cold
Dirty
Water
6.
The
Ball
Spins
7.
Sharp
Wheel
SIDE
B:
8.
Out
of
Body
9.
Sour
Cherries
10.
Swallow
Me
Whole,
Blue
11.
Two
Cups
12.
Memories
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