Freakwater shares "Fullerene" digitally and recirculates 2016's Scheherazade album

Freakwater's excellent 2016 album Scheherazade is available now via Bandcamp. Hear Catherine Irwin's lovely "Fullerene" below. 

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Portland's Fluff and Gravy Records and Freakwater are thrilled to announce the re-release of their 2016 magnum opus, Scheherazade, and to begin of what is hoped to be a long and storied partnership. To celebrate we are digitally releasing the single "Fullerene" for the first time. Previously only available in physical format as the b-side to "The Asp And The Albatross" 7", the track is classic Freakwater. Recorded during the Scheherazade sessions, the Catherine Irwin penned track finds the band at their peak. 

As Irwin recounts, "I was burning some stuff in my living room one night. I remember looking up and noticing that the flames were casting shadows on the wall. The flames themselves were casting shadows.

"The song was almost called The Allegory of the Cave. That title seemed too pretentious -- which is pretty hilarious in retrospect. A fullerene is a beautiful little carbon molecule whose shape resembles one of Buckmister Fuller’s geodesic domes."

Anchored around the fragile and compelling harmonies of Janet Beveridge Bean and Catherine Irwin and the subdued, oracular bass playing of Dave Gay, the utterly unique sound of Freakwater is distilled from many sources. There’s the elemental ache and loss in the soil and limestone of Kentucky, the songs and struggles that passed over and over the Atlantic from the British Isles centuries ago. There’s the energy and freedom in the ratty punk clubs of Louisville and Chicago at a time when rules and formalities were meant to be ignored. 

Freakwater's song "Fullerene" is now available digitally and as the b-side to The Asp And The Albatross on 7" vinyl (right here). You can get Scheherazade digitally, on LP and/or CD at Bandcamp and the Fluff and Gravy Records Store (here) with wider physical distribution to follow. Check out "Fullerene" followed by a performance of "The Asp And The Albatross" below. 

Recently, Janet and Catherine from Freakwater spent some time hanging out with Sally Timms and Jon Langford of The Mekons which led to the 'Freakons' joint venture and a surprisingly engaging concept album about the pitfalls of coal mining. You can get the album directly from Fluff and Gravy's site here.