Vinyl version of the Domestic album. (please note that this is not the deluxe box with prints this is available only from paularmfield.com or from concerts)
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Contained within a matt black cardboard box are square cards with reproductions of Paul's original linocuts with lyrics on the reverse, as well as the CD. Signed, numbered limited edition of 1000 copies
Includes unlimited streaming of Domestic
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about
Whilst Brexit played out, social media compounded the divisions in our nation, and there was never any hope of either side admitting that they might be wrong. But sometimes, for the sake of peace a grown-up needs to say, sorry I might be wrong here. But we don't, we dig in even harder, build our walls higher and dismiss the other side as misinformed and stupid. It's an ugly flaw in our nation's psyche having never been on the losing side, we have neither contrition nor humility. We desperately need to learn to be wrong.
lyrics
You sign your name on your side of the wall
The flags are raised and a line is drawn
With ayes to the left, your nose knows what's right
You know that you have to be strong
When anyone questions the cause of your plight
You know you must stand with throng
It's hard to stand tall for what you know to be right
But it's so much harder to be wrong
You sign your name, 'til death do us part
Your songs converging, two mouths but one heart
The melody's sweet, the harmony's sweeter
And the birds and the bees sing along
But the tune disappears and the words get forgotten
When you're shouting much louder than the song
It's hard to back down when you know you are right
But it's so much harder to be wrong
Throw down your gun put your hands in the air
Bite down on your lip and smile
Swallow your pride let them have the last word
You know you're right but just say you are wrong
There on your screen, there on the roads
Their mouths ever open, their eyes ever closed
They hammer the keys, spill out all their bile
Press all of your buttons and though
It takes all of your tact and all your self-discipline
To keep your hands of them you know that you have been
Fighting stupidity your whole life long
But it's only the stupid who are never wrong
credits
from Domestic,
released September 4, 2020
Paul Armfield: vocals
Giulio Cantore: classical and weissenborn guitars, cavaquinho
Max Braun: bass & electric guitars
Johann Polzer: drums
Written by Paul Armfield
Produced by Max Braun
Recorded at Areal 51, Stuttgart
Mastered by Gabriel Schütz
Linocuts by Paul Armfield
John Drumbo French from Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band worked with Thompson on two albums along with Fred Frith and Henry Kaiser.
Those two French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson albums led me to this.
Also, Richard Thompson taught Hugh Cornwell (of The Stranglers) how to play the bass guitar in a band when they were both at the same school (Emil and The Detectives?).
With a career spanning 50 years and playing with two of my heroes (French and Cornwell) Thompson has produced a fascinating EP. yellowcakeuf6
There's a similarity in song writing between Richard Thompson and Hugh Cornwell which maybe isn't surprising as they went to the same school at the same time, although Thompson is older.
Due to Thompson's association with John French of Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band I searched for his work on the Bandcamp app. French, Thompson and Cornwell all have albums on the app which I'm very pleased about. Only Thompson has released contemporary albums, much to his credit. yellowcakeuf6
Nice pop balladry with a folk influence. My first thought upon hearing this was "female Paul McCartney" but it is probably aiming for Sandy Denny territory. Lavinia was in psychedelic folk band Trembling Bells. Art Fin
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The haunting new record from Canadian folk artist Avi C. Engel bridges old and new traditions with a minimalist approach. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 24, 2024
Psych-folk with a late 60s / early 70s flavour. If you like Nick Drake or Fairport Convention you will enjoy this. It's an observation of change and a celebration of a hazy, high summer harvest. The music transports you to the moorlands and mill towns of Northern England. Dark and open and embellished with beautiful melodies and thoughtful lyrics.
This is album of the year 2021 for me. distant planet