Let the Darkness Fall, by Suzanne Langille, Andrew Burnes, David Daniell, and Loren Connors

Let the Darkness Fall

by Suzanne Langille, Andrew Burnes, David Daniell, and Loren Connors

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• One-time pressing of 350pc — first time on vinyl
• remastered by 12k / Taylor Deupree
• Includes insert with photos and an essay by Kurt Gottschalk

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	1.	Strong & Foolish Heart 07:15
	2.	Dear Wind 03:23
	3.	A Sadness in Me 08:34
	4.	Echoes 06:30
	5.	Nothing at All 01:47
	6.	Pale and Paler 03:55
	7.	Let the Darkness Fall 02:32

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Recital is pleased to publish the first vinyl edition of Let the Darkness Fall, a forgotten corner from the vast discography of Suzanne Langille & Loren Connors. Joined here by David Daniell and Andrew Burnes (of the Atlanta-based group San Agustin), Darkness was recorded in the summer of 1998 on a Tascam Porta-5 in Loren and Suzanne’s Brooklyn living room, and issued the following year as a limited CD by Secretly Canadian.

The tender gloom of Let the Darkness Fall sounds like a broadcast of some private séance. The trio of guitarists here show a beautiful restraint, hovering just underneath vocalist Suzanne Langille’s ephemeral poetry. Once they hit RECORD, the sensitivity of the players melded this quartet into a sole-entity; finishing each other’s phrases in slow motion. Suzanne’s gentle voice glows through the wispy guitar shadows with a quiet determination. One could almost imagine her building a nest out of the guitar lines she’s gathered.

This collection of musicians is a precursor to the band Haunted House, a wild sort of jam-band playing the blues without playing structure. Recital is proud to continue the series of Loren Connors-related editions, stretching from his art books Wildweeds & Night of Rain, to his masterpiece solo LPs Airs & Lullaby. And Recital is equally thrilled to highlight Suzanne Langille’s mystifying command of voice and word and the intricate guitar work of Andrew Burnes and David Daniell. Come revisit the mist that filled that living room 25 years ago.

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released October 13, 2023

Suzanne Langille - vocals, compositions
Andrew Burnes - guitar
David Daniell - guitar
Loren Connors - guitar

Recorded June 1998 in New York City
Remastered by Taylor Deupree, 2022
Vinyl edition courtesy Secretly Canadian

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