{"product_id":"crumbling-ghost-four-vinyl","title":"Crumbling Ghost: Four (Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"full\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wBE3GetOjGk?si=gK1F55Ccd1BdrjNW\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the broad church of metal and its many offshoots – rock, doom, stoner and all the rest – it remains a minor thrill to stumble across a group who seem to exist at a slight tangent to everything else. Crumbling Ghost is one such anomaly. Crumbling Ghost are not newcomers. They've been operating for some time, releasing records sporadically, \u003cem\u003eFour\u003c\/em\u003e is in fact their fourth release. Along the way they've accumulated a fervent coterie of followers, not to mention the occasional nod of approval from tastemakers such as Stuart Maconie, Stewart Lee and Tom Ravenscroft. And though they've appeared at Roadburn, shared stages with Hawkwind and even Damo Suzuki, they remain (possibly by design) curiously under the radar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe group's core idea is deceptively simple: traditional folk material refracted through the haze and heft of heavy, fuzzy stoner rock with a chunk of psyche and a smattering of doom. But crucially, this is done without the costumery and theatrical tics that often accompany such collisions. No mock pagan pageantry, no graveyard cosplay, no cartoon Satanism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat Crumbling Ghost latch onto is not folk as a museum piece, but as a lived experience, the dramas rooted in the culture, stories, and daily lives of ordinary people, the folklore, the tales of love and death, murder and adultery, freedom and oppression. Singer Katie Harnett says. \"Doting mothers, possessive, violent partners, vulnerable women, seasonal workers and Royal scandals this album is our representation of the trials and tribulations of human existence and universal experiences that still feel relevant today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBows of London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBill Norrie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eValtz Efter Tor Lohne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLovely Joan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGower Wassail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLast of All Sleep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Unquiet Grave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"New Heavy Sounds Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54502772408666,"sku":"NHSLP057C","price":23.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1481\/5374\/files\/crumbling-ghost-four.jpg?v=1786037925","url":"https:\/\/freebirdrecords.com\/products\/crumbling-ghost-four-vinyl","provider":"Freebird Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}