Balmorhea - Pendant world LP

One of the origins for the word pendant translates as being ‘suspended or downward facing,’— a broad stroke of our existence amid an inverted sense of place. On Balmorhea’s second release with Deutsche Grammophon they return to work with 3x Grammywinning producer and engineer Jonathan Low to sculpt a dozen tracks on a 400-acre farm in rural Vermont. The works ingrain a bright and succinct immediacy. Intricate rhythmic elements, brass, strings and layered vocals cascade vividly with guitars and piano in a newly widened palette for the ensemble — which features Clarice Jensen, Sam Gendel, Joseph Shabason and Lisa Morgenstern.

1. Nonplussed
2. Oscuros
3. Step Step Step
4. Desiderium
5. The Bright Door
6. Loess
7. New Conditions
8. Held
9. Range
10. Fire Song
11. Violet Shiver
12. Elsewhere
13. Depth Serenade