The River and The Light

TRACKS Side A Brother Was Dying West Virginia Rain Higher Rock Buttermilk Road Side B Las Cruces Too Late Only A River / True Eyed Angel Revival RELEASE DATE 10/19/2018 Vinyl edition is limited to 300 copies.  As this is such a limited release our pre-order will be capped at 150 copies, the remainder will be available from Martha at shows around the US this fall. All pre-orders receive an instant download of the track Brother Was Dying. In the opening moments of Martha Scanlan’s fourth album, The River And The Light, there is this pause right before the music kicks in; it occurs like the deep breath in right before a sigh, or the brush of sand against the bottom of a boat being gently pushed into the current. What follows is a journey, and in this day and age of Spotify and playlists it is rare to find a recording compelling enough to be so taken into such a journey. The current one is swept into on the opening track Brother Was Dying is pulsing with rich electric gu