Hello there! We have finally updated our site with some new music from our latest album, La Guitarra (see bio below). It is available for purchase everywhere on the interwebs...
- Scott
Absinthe Glow - La Guitarra
Northern California’s Absinthe Glow recorded their latest album, La Guitarra, at their Santa Cruz Mountain studio using the most basic, yet time-tested, techniques to create the rich musical textures found within this ambitious concept album. It’s not often that such grandiose musical efforts are launched from such humble and elemental means, but the rawness of their approach only accentuates the sophisticated lyrics and arrangements of this bold new record. Acoustic guitars and complex harmonies combine with the sounds of running water, farm animals and bullfrogs in the night to lay the foundation for the songs. Electric instruments, percussion and the electronic wizardry of producer Alex Bonnie (Kid Loco, Cornu, Julie Bonnie, Jarvis Cocker) give the music an angry edge tempered by accordions, violin and cello.
La Guitarra is Absinthe Glow’s second full length and represents a thematic and musical departure from their 2004 debut album while retaining its essentially acoustic guitar based roots. The album tells a tale of love, life, friendship, loyalty, corruption and greed. The story, sung in both English and Spanish, details the interweaving lives of 6 friends, a guitar and the songs of a troubadour and their lifetime in a mythological town on a hill. Songwriters Scott and Bill Weigel created this musical allegory while holed up in their studio over the course of the darkest days in recent history. The brothers were able to draw upon such diverse influences as the Machiavellian methods ever present in current politics, Joseph Campbell’s Meta Myth and the poetry of Federico GarcÃa Lorca to create a timeless tale of political intrigue.
Musical influences are equally diverse. One can hear elements of Elliott Smith, Brian Wilson, Kid Loco, Air, REM, and Tarmac.
The record was mixed at Holy Roch Records, producer Alex Bonnie’s cave/studio dug deep into cliffs that line the banks of the Loire River. Alex’s obsession with detail and nuance create a multilayered listening experience that continually surprises and challenges - every trip through these fourteen songs will present the listener with a new, unique musical journey.
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mike_arcticmonkey
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you guys are awesome Jun 21
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still waiting
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you guys are awesome, release ur ablum and ill buy it ima huge listener Nov 15
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StrawberrySiren
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i would like to marry your music. it's amazing. Aug 28
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Laila [[ Rocks Your Socks Off :) ]]
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Great sound, inspirational. Keep writing and playing music, very talented! Laila Aug 18
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Becca
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Awh. You guys need a myspace :] Jun 16
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MUSIXXXING
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wow first comment? well you guys are reall tight and if you put your music on project playlist i'll add it and promote you! May 17
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c-twiiliight
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sweet sound =) Mar 07
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all-american
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sweet Mar 05
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Taryn
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i love ur music i listen to it every day!!! and i meen every day i love it!! Feb 22
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Maybe2morrow609
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love you guys Jan 08
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ElementKM
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hello absinthe glow i really i joy your music i hope you do come out with new album soon. Dec 31
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kelseysurfriend
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love the sound Nov 09
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I am in LOVE with your music. Please add more :) Oct 31
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xxfallinginlovewithafantasyxx
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Add Comment here... Oct 29
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mitchykins
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Ooo. I really like your music. Oct 07
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