In the Heart of the Mountain Vinyl LP

In the Heart of the Mountain The Darkness Sings A Bleak Overture From a Western or a War Movie While the Stars Disappear Fading Back Into the Night I’m in Over My Head She’s Starlight in the River The Prayer The Swamper’s Lament The Devil Takes His Leave In the Heart of the Mountain is Ben Nichols’ first solo album since The Last Pale Light in the West. Although not a concept album, the song titles in sequence do read as a kind of poem.In the heart of the mountainThe darkness singsA bleak overtureFrom a western or a war movieWhile the stars disappearFading back into the nightI’m in over my headShe’s starlight in the riverThe prayerThe swamper’s lamentThe devil takes his leaveThe album features Nichols on acoustic guitar and vocals, as well as the occasional electric guitar solo and percussion. He is accompanied by Morgan Eve Swain (The Huntress and the Holder of Hands, The Devil Makes Three, Brown Bird) on violin and backing vocals, Cory Branan on electric and acoustic guitars, and To