Monkeys & Spoons
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The band LN, fronted by Gary Murray, calls the quiet town of Bellevue, Ohio home. LN developed a small but cultish following with a slew of full lengths, EPs, and singles in the early 2000s. Often compared to Low, Red House Painters, and Nick Drake, their brand of slow, effects-laden, spaced-out ballads seemed to deeply connect the band with its listeners.
By 2014, Mr. Murray had removed himself from music to become the full-time caretaker for both of his disabled parents and dove into his other passion, painting, an outlet that he could do alone, and quietly. In 2019, though, he returned to music but in the quiet of instrumental, ambient soundscapes. Mid-2020 brought the passing of his mother, but also a renewed interest to make the music of LN and to sing again.
Bringing back his longtime bandmates — Nate Able (drums), Denny Kopp (bass), and engineer Dalton Brand — recordings for “Monkeys & Spoons“ began and were completed in mid-2022. Mr. Murray sent the finished masters off to the label on the same day he buried his father. He states that although the record is bookended by the deaths of his parents, it's not specifically about that, but the environment he was living in can be felt in the music and lyrics.
We hope that “Monkeys & Spoons” will quietly make a deep connection with listeners.
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