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Streams

by Heron & Crane

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    Limited edition version of our second album. Pressed on translucent green vinyl by Blue Sprocket Pressing in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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    For a limited time, pick up both of our full length vinyl releases at a discounted rate. Streams on translucent green vinyl and Firesides on translucent red vinyl, both pressed by the amazing Blue Sprocket Pressing in Harrisonburg, VA! Act fast as quantities are limited!

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Fogline 03:52
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Tired Empire 03:26
The steeplechase it moved too slow There's scales above and fur below All bets are placed on those who show An aptitude for where to go But now we're stuck outside the carnival Staring at the screen And all the sleepers wake before they know The tired empire's dream Now all the streets we walked so long ago Won't be there for long The beacon blasting out in stereo The tired empire's song The fields lay bare on holiday Now fading lights change blue to gray Inside we while the hours away All changes come from plans we lay And though we're lost outside the carnival We won't be there for long The beacon screaming out in stereo The tired empire's song
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Fatal Shore 03:22
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Country Wine 03:49
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Projectiles 03:38
Threats and scorning without warning Launch into chaotic scenes We've washed our hands of their demands Shouted over the siren rings They say they know just what we need A strategy for domination Consternation popping up all around Did we really think that it would turn out another way? Must move on (You really must go) The power only was pretend Your reign will come to an end On our side we're unified so The volleys cannot knock us down The strength to heave what we believe in Will run them right out of this town They thought they knew just what we need Intention was subjugation Jubilation, their conquest was denied Did they really think that it would turn out another way? Must move on (You really must go) We will continue to defend Your reign has come to an end
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about

Heron & Crane, the electronic psych folk duo made up of Dave Gibson (Personal Bandana) and Travis Kokas (Cryptids After Dark), are set to release their second record, Streams, via Hibernator Gigs Records on September 3, 2021. The album will be available digitally, on CD and as a limited edition translucent green vinyl LP release.

Work on Streams began shortly after the release of the group’s debut album, Firesides, in September 2019. The duo took advantage of their homebound status in 2020 to reflect on themes both pastoral and political in the shaping of the new record. A closer communion to the natural world is reflected in both the field recordings that drift across the record and the cover art of the LP, while the lyrical content of the songs reflect a disillusionment with the political landscape of the last two years.

For Streams, Heron & Crane strive for a more dynamic sound than their debut, mixing live drums with analog synth melodies and sequences. This change adds a new energy to songs like the Rother-inspired, Fogline, and the psych-meets-shoegaze of Projectiles. Fans of the band’s pastoral side will still find plenty to enjoy on tracks like Compassion Circuit and Fatal Shore, which find the duo mining the gentle library music sounds that informed much of the first record.

The album was once again recorded in Charlottesville, VA and Columbus, OH with the group doing much of the writing and arranging remotely.

credits

released September 3, 2021

All guitars, synths, drum programming, percussion and vocals by Travis Kokas and Dave Gibson

Recorded 2019-2020 in Charlottesville, VA and Columbus, OH

Mixed by Dave Gibson
Mastered by Travis Thatcher

Cover photograph by Dave Gibson
Layout by Renee Reighart

Thanks to friends and families

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Heron & Crane Charlottesville, Virginia

Heron & Crane is the musical project of Dave Gibson (Personal Bandana, Weird Mob) and Travis Kokas (Cryptids After Dark). Pastoral electronic psych explorations...library music by and for librarians.

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