Name: Growing at the Edges
Brand: Mutual Benefit

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TRANS703X

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Limited edition

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2023-10-06

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PIAS

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Mutual Benefit

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Alternative / Modern

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Transgressive

Mutual Benefit is an artist known for their unique blend of folk and indie pop music. Their captivating melodies and introspective lyrics have garnered them a dedicated fan base around the world.

Inspired by artists such as Blithe Field, Wet Illustrated, and Arctic Death, Mutual Benefit's sound is characterized by lush instrumentation and ethereal harmonies. Their music creates a dreamlike atmosphere that transports listeners to another realm.

With albums like "Love's Crushing Diamond" and "Skip a Sinking Stone," Mutual Benefit has established themselves as one of the leading voices in contemporary indie folk music. Their heartfelt performances have captivated audiences at festivals and venues worldwide.

Transgressive is a record label founded by Mike Williams and Toby Langley. With a focus on discovering and nurturing new talent, Transgressive has become known for its diverse roster of artists spanning various genres. The label has been responsible for launching the careers of several successful musicians and continues to be at the forefront of the music industry. For more information about the company's credits, please visit their profile page.

Acclaimed NY-based singer-songwriter Jordan Lee aka Mutual Benefit releases Growing At The Edges on Transgressive Records, his first record since 2019. Growing at the Edges is sonically expansive, artfully blending genres from country to classical with the help of multifaceted co-producer Gabriel Birnbaum (Wilder Maker) and critically acclaimed string arranger Concetta Abbate. The band, alongside Lee and Birnbaum, was made up of Wilder Maker members Sean Mullins (Andy Shauf) and Nick Jost (Baroness) and features help from Jonnie Baker of Florist and Eva Goodman of Nighttime among others.

  “I approached Growing at the Edges as an act of world-building. It was a place we visited often over the past 5 years collaging and sonically redecorating until it reflected the joy and the pain of being human in a universe that will always be changing. I wanted to make music that could simultaneously mourn versions of the past but still find hope in the seedlings which could, perhaps, bloom into better futures” 

  The album cover is a purposefully "unfinished" weaving by fiber artist Natalie Phillips. 

  “I had this theme for Growing at the Edges where I was thinking about the first little life forms that pop up after something natural like winter or less natural like a disaster and kind of channeling their spirit for the art and music. That got me imagining one of Natalie's beautiful weavings but in-process with stray yarn and loom still visible. Incomplete yet still beautiful. I couldn't be happier with how it turned out.” 

  Mutual Benefit’s live shows are known for their rotating cast of wide-ranging musicians leading to inspired interpretations of the extensive catalogue on notable stages like MoMA’s sculpture garden or UK’s Green Man Festival as well as the occasional surprise park or basement show at home in Brooklyn. Throughout the years Mutual Benefit has been in Album of the Year lists among Pitchfork and Stereogum as well as Folk Musician of the Year by Village Voice in NYC.

Growing at the Edges

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Discover Growing at the Edges by Mutual Benefit. Acclaimed singer-songwriter Jordan Lee's latest record on Transgressive Records. Available in CD and LP formats.