The Blacksmith, by Rocktree

The Blacksmith

by Rocktree

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1.	We Are A Planet 02:25		buy track
2.	Palm Reader Blues 03:09		buy track
3.	The Pennsylvanian Period 04:39		buy track
4.	The Blacksmith 03:10		buy track
5.	Grace 03:23		buy track
6.	Dear Creature, 05:26		buy track
7.	Prayers For Finduilas 04:29		buy track
8.	Alatar & Pallando 04:28		buy track
9.	Going To Kansas 2 03:14	info	buy track
10.	Swan Song 03:47		buy track

about

This little record has been in the works for about 3 years. It's been so rewarding to make, and I am very proud to share it with you.

I call it "The Blacksmith" because it's taken a great deal of time and toil for me to pound out my ideas and feelings into something real and tangible and imperfect and, I hope, beautiful in it's way.

And now... It's time to find another axe to grind.

◊ Ryan ◊

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released February 3, 2017

All songs are written by myself, Ryan Bittle, with the exception of "Going to Kansas," which is adapted from the original by John Darnielle.

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Rocktree Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

These songs
all have bits
of myself in them;
the kind you keep
in an old box
and pull down
from the attic
when you're feeling
a certain way.

R

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