{"product_id":"josephine-foster-all-the-leaves-are-gone","title":"Foster, Josephine: All The Leaves Are Gone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"full\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dzTJ1GJhE48?si=zcAfe2dAYzSXJP9W\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCould it be that the world is finally ready for the tempestuous folk-rock opera that is \u003cem\u003eAll The Leaves Are Gone\u003c\/em\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2004, only the truly informed and forward-thinking heads \"got\" this mini masterpiece. Critics scratched their heads and usually resorted to comparisons of past artists, like ol Grace Slick and her Great Jefferson Society, Fairport Convention (but which era? SURELY Judy Dyble's early reign?), and at best, Shirley Collins. A few fans attempted to connect the record to even more obscure \"freak folk\/rock\" like Mellow Candle, Fear Itself, or Trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll The Leaves Are Gone\u003c\/em\u003e was made by unique personalities not concerned with influences or copying any bygone era. Surely, some things are in our DNA or even early childhood, as Josephine Foster's roots in opera manifest themselves as much as any other influence in this organic song cycle. Sure, guitarist Brian Goodman may have heard Richard Thompson before, but his alchemical and molten guitar spray is purely his own, in tunings and intervals still not meant for normal humans to understand, mostly because his 2004 guts were poured into every sublime note (I think even Brian himself never even understood how good he was).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat fiery emotion is also in every nuance of Foster's songs - like life, there's disquieting, jagged moments of unease, and there's calm both before and after the storm. There are moments of utter gentleness along the journey - because yes, every concept album should be a voyage, and this is one everyone should take. - Steve Krakow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Siren's Admonition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHazel Eyes, I Will Lead You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy the Shape of Your Pearls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStones Throw From Heaven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere There Are Trees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Golden Wooden Tone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere Are Eyes Above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCelebrant's Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGood News\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrees Lay By\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Pruner's Pair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrackerjack Fool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Way Is Sweetly Mown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHominy Grits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Fire Records","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl","offer_id":54648718623066,"sku":"FIRELP426","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":54648718655834,"sku":"FIRECD426","price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1481\/5374\/files\/josephine-foster-all-leaves-gone.jpg?v=1789050330","url":"https:\/\/freebirdrecords.com\/products\/josephine-foster-all-the-leaves-are-gone","provider":"Freebird Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}