{"product_id":"deserters-songs","title":"Deserter's Songs","description":"Mercury Rev: Jonathan Donahue (vocals, acoustic guitar, chamberlin); Sean \"Grasshopper\" Mackowiack (vocals, guitar, woodwinds); Suzanne Thorpe (flute); Dave Fridmann (piano, Mellotron, bass, background vocals); Adam Snyder (Wurlitzer piano, Mellotron, Hammond B-3 organ); Jimmy Chambers (harpsichord, clavinet, drums).\u003cbr\u003eAdditional personnel: Amy Helm, Marie Spinosa, Mary Gavazzi Fridmann (vocals); Garrett James Uhlenbrock (slide guitar); Rachel Handman (violin); Garth Hudson (alto \u0026amp; tenor saxophones); Matt Jordan (flugelhorn); Jim Burgess (trombone); Aaron Hurwitz (piano); Scott Pettito (acoustic \u0026amp; electric basses); Jeff Mercel, Levon Helm (drums); Joel Eckhouse (bowed saw).\u003cbr\u003eEngineers include: Dave Fridmann, Jonathan Donahue, Aaron Hurwitz.\u003cbr\u003eThis version of DESERTER'S SONGS is a limited edition, numbered, letterpressed and specially packaged CD.\u003cbr\u003eMercury Rev: Jonathan Donahue (vocals, acoustic guitar, chamberlin); Grasshopper (vocals, guitar, woodwinds); Jimy Chambers (harpsichord, clavinet, drums); Suzanne Thorpe (flute); Dave Fridmann (piano, Mellotron, bass, background vocals); Adam Snyder (Wurlitzer piano, Mellotron, Hammond B-3 organ).\u003cbr\u003eAdditional personnel: Amy Helm, Marie Spinosa, Mary Gavazzi Fridmann (vocals); Garrett James Uhlenbrock (slide guitar); Rachel Handman (violin); Garth Hudson (alto \u0026amp; tenor saxophones); Matt Jordan (flugelhorn); Jim Burgess (trombone); Aaron Hurwitz (piano); Scott Pettito (acoustic \u0026amp; electric basses); Jeff Mercel, Levon Helm (drums); Joel Eckhouse (bowed saw).\u003cbr\u003eEngineers: Dave Friddmann, Jonathan Donahue, Aaron Hurwitz.\u003cbr\u003eA touching, majestic gem of a record, DESERTER'S SONGS raises the bar not just for Mercury Rev themselves, but orchestrated pop in general. There's a timelessness to both the compositions and the arrangements here. Grand sonic visions are realized with horns, keyboards, strings, even a bowed saw! No matter how big the sound gets, though, it's all carefully controlled, and the cinematic scope enhances the songs, rather than obscuring them. Simple--but never blunt--lyrics benefit from an infectious melodicism that speaks to the pop songcraft skills Mercury Rev has mastered. The sweeping scale of DESERTER'S SONGS never denies the small, intimate pleasures that pop up from song to song, as the band combines psychedelia, '60s pop, Flaming Lips-ish indie rock and a homey folk-rock sound (the Band's Garth Hudson and Levon Helm even appear here) for a masterpiece of epic proportions.","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46332820029727,"sku":"881626529515","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/7fadf9addac0279371934f5eda6dee50.jpg?v=1779628395","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/deserters-songs","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}