{"product_id":"zoh-amba-eyes-full-vinyl","title":"Pre-Order 05\/06\/26 - Amba, Zoh: Eyes Full (Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis item is available for pre-order only and will be dispatched on or around its release date (05\/06\/26)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving already become one of the most exciting saxophonists to emerge from NYC’s avant-garde scene, Amba is now letting their heart guide them back to their first instrument, the guitar, and to their hometown of Kingsport, Tennessee. The music on \u003cem\u003eEyes Full\u003c\/em\u003e is distinctly, instinctively tied to that place: muddy, loose blues with sweet burnishes of Appalachian folk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn music, Amba is always striving for greater proximity to the divine. On \u003cem\u003eEyes Full\u003c\/em\u003e, they’ve never come closer. Every song circles the idea of seeing and being seen. The record looks closely at the lives of working-class folk in small towns who bust their asses off while trying to find any salvation they can. “I hope these songs touch people’s hearts,” Amba says. “They’re about people who really need to be seen and heard.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe record was tracked live at Drop of Sun Studios in Asheville, an hour from Amba’s hometown, with no overdubs. Their best friend Kevin Hyland plays electric guitar, while drummer Jim White, whom Amba met on the streets of New York years earlier and now calls the closest thing they’ve had to a family, plays drums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three musicians rehearsed relentlessly, playing together all day, every day, “until we got real tight,” says Amba. White and Amba play interlocked, while Amba and Hyland weave around one another, Amba playing rhythm and Hyland playing lead; currents of life running alongside one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEyes Full\u003c\/em\u003e is a lesson in how to look and to stay open to the universe, and to all the hearts that inhabit it. Through Amba’s gaze, the album restores spirit and dignity to those who are often overlooked or dispossessed. Across \u003cem\u003eEyes Full\u003c\/em\u003e, Amba sings for people who rarely see themselves reflected back with tenderness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe music carries an ache for communities pushed to the margins, for those growing numb or losing touch with their innermost sense of self. These songs insist on sustained attention: on looking closely, meeting another person’s gaze, and refusing to look away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack vinyl version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOCD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnother Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDead End Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThousand Years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSouthern Soil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEyes Full\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlueberry Thorn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmahoy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeed Eating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOdd Jobs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChild You'll See\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePG Tips\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmile With Your Eyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Matador","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53947722596698,"sku":"OLE2234LP","price":26.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1481\/5374\/files\/zoh-amba-eyes-full.jpg?v=1775573262","url":"https:\/\/freebirdrecords.com\/products\/zoh-amba-eyes-full-vinyl","provider":"Freebird Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}