Bilders - Dustbin of Empathy LP (w/Bonus Tape Option)

PRE-ORDER (release date August 2nd, 2024).  Co-Released by Sophomore Lounge and Grapefruit Records. DUSTBIN OF EMPATHY: The NZ-American Bilders of 2024 brings Bill Direen, Alex McManus (Vic Chestnutt, Lambchop, Bruces) and Matt Swanson (My Dad is Dead, Lambchop) into the fold, all with acclaimed albums in their saddlebags. Quality production standards and mature song themes reflect a lot of pure experience. Dustbin of Empathy opens with a voyage across Europe and down the generations, a tribute to the tenacity of the small people who survive massive events. One tune is about a simple nightwatchman, who “guards the square”, servant of a city, observer of the puzzle. Another has an anti-war bias. Peace! Another is a trip of a kind, Angel (The Astronomer), an eerie voyage into the “sinuses” of space. Most of the tunes were co-written. A couple were penned by Direen alone. The high quality of these recordings, and the independence experience of the musicians who made it happen, make it li