Name: Dust
Brand: The Dead Tongues

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Bonus disc: No

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PSY015CD

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-04-01

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Signed copies: No

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850034504155

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

PSY015LP

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2022-04-15

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850034504162

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

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The Dead Tongues

Genre GB

Folk

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Psychic Hotline

Psychic Hotline is an artist-run label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded by members of the renowned band Sylvan Esso, *a2332827* and *a2035688*, along with their longtime manager, *a8165394*. With a passion for music and a commitment to supporting emerging artists, Psychic Hotline has quickly become a prominent force in the music industry.

As an artist-run label, Psychic Hotline understands the unique needs and challenges faced by musicians. They provide a supportive and collaborative environment where artists can freely express themselves and explore their creative potential. By working closely with each artist, they ensure that every release reflects the artist's vision while also meeting the highest standards of quality.

With its strong connections to the vibrant music scene in Durham, Psychic Hotline has cultivated a diverse roster of talented artists across various genres. From indie rock to electronic pop, their lineup showcases the best of what North Carolina has to offer. Through strategic partnerships and innovative marketing strategies, Psychic Hotline strives to elevate its artists' careers and help them reach new audiences worldwide.

Dust is the fifth album from The Dead Tongues, the folk project of the North Carolina-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Gustafson. After five months of not picking up an instrument, The Dead Tongues’ Ryan Gustafson wanted to get rid of everything that was tied to his identity as a musician. He even thought about changing his name. He was getting ready to throw out old notebooks packed with years of material but, for some reason, he decided to stop and go through them, just to see if there was anything worth saving. And sure enough, he found some images and lyrics, threads from former selves he didn’t want to lose. Thus was the catalyst for Dust, his fifth and best album as The Dead Tongues.

Gustafson recorded Dust in nine days, the fastest he’d ever recorded anything. It was the fastest he’d ever written anything, too – in the past, writing a song would take months, but this time he somehow felt freer, and wanted to have fun. The record was recorded at Sylvan Esso’s studio, Betty’s, in the woods of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He built it out with help from a number of his musician friends - Joe Westerlund (Watchhouse, Megafaun, Califone) on drums, Andrew Marlin (Watchhouse) on mandolin, backing vocals from Alexandra Sauser-Monnig and Molly Sarlé of Mountain Man, among others.

Dust is meant to be listened to while taking a night drive, farflung and roving and existential. Somewhere between the expansiveness of American jamband and the banjo-centric folk songwriting of Gustafson’s Appalachia home. Gustafson explains the thematic throughline succinctly: “It’s this idea of uprooting and rebirth and cycles, and the past informing the future, and the future informing the past. There is no single story. Everything is connected.”

Dust

Music GB