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Saint Jude II

by Saint Jude

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Set Her Free 02:33
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Laurelie 04:14
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Remember 05:10
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Memphis 04:18
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Stokes Roft 03:46

about

After the success of their debut self-titled album, Saint Jude took some time out to refine their sound. Whereas the debut was written and produced before the then newly-minted quintet had played a single show, Saint Jude II avows the characters of the players to better articulate the songs’ structure and tone, crafting a far livelier, richer sound.

Captured over a long weekend in the stately Victorian country manor, Stokes Roft towards the tail of Summer, Saint Jude II meters out slow-burning country-soul; underpinned by the swirling guitar and organ combination and tapered five-piece gospel harmonies that have become synonymous with Saint Jude’s live show.

Shamelessly wearing a rhythm and soul tapestry of influences on their sleeves, Saint Jude again draw heavily from the Muscle Shoals and Shangri-La eras of rhythm-drenched country-soul and Americana.

Note that this is no heritage record though. Rather, the instruments and consider- ately resonant voice of frontman (and producer) Brooke Penrose bridge the gap between the influencers’ ideological intent and modern arrangements, to craft a sound befitting its time and place.

Crisp and exuberant, Saint Jude II displays equal certainty across both heartrending blue-eyed Southern soul numbers, such as singles ‘Laurelie’ and ‘Only You I Need’, and upbeat countrified-pop ‘Afraid to Change’ and Kinks cover ‘This Time Tomorrow’.

Ordering your very own copy on either superdeluxe vinyl, with coloured 180gm vinyl or CD will ensure that you’re the first in the world to experience our new baby.

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released October 4, 2013

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Saint Jude Melbourne, Australia

Nameless cosmic forces have led our hands and throats to articulate a new lifeform, a hitherto unknown being, an empyrean music, for whom our souls have been set to labour over, its earthly avatar guitar, drum and synthesizer, the clarion call of voices raised together. And together we can reach a higher form of existence. That is not Saint Jude’s goal, it is its inevitability. ... more

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