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Broodhollow - Curious Little Thing

by David Graey

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Welcome 02:59
(Come on down to)Broodhollow (Come on out to) Broodhollow (Nowhere else but) Broodhollow Town of a thousand holidays Join us now, we'll celebrate Join in now in Broodhollow (Come on out to) Broodhollow (Nowhere else but) Broodhollow Town of a thousand holidays A town with history; and a proud one to boot It's been that way since long, long ago A stranger came down and built his church way out in Stillwood Carved out his own little hollow Carved our very own – Broodhollow (Come on out to) Broodhollow (Nowhere else but) Broodhollow Town of a thousand holidays Then folk ­came a-running, from miles all around Every-person felt the call to go Not a soul could leave soon's they set foot in our town They saw it was their own little hollow We saw our very own - Broodhollow (Come on out to) Broodhollow (Nowhere else but) Broodhollow Town of a thousand holidays Our home may seem strange to outsiders like you But there's a couple things you ought to know Best be in before night, don't go far while in the woods Never follow no lights, even if you think you should Stay clear of broken buildings, and cold or lonely places Old Mills, Mines, the Church's shrine, Houses, wild spaces- Don't blink, don't blink, don't blink, don't blink, don't (Come on out to) Broodhollow (Nowhere else but) Broodhollow Broodhollow Town of a thousand holidays Join us now, we'll celebrate Join in now in Join in now in Broodhollow Broodhollow Broodhollow Town of a thousand holidays
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The Pattern 03:54
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Arrival 02:22
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Iris 02:42
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Local Flavor 02:21
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Ouster Eve 01:46
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Switchwater 02:52
In the past I took time thinking on how things used to seem I used to spend nights blissful, in an alcoholic's dream I wandered near and far just to find some way back out Didn't get no answers till I cam down south I found this little town it's just as charming as can be They handed me a bottle and that set me free So raise up a glass to your watering hole It's the old Switchwater from Broodhollow My roaming days were over and I'd found some room to stand There's nothin' gets me fired up the way intoxication can So if your county's dried up and you're feeling a thirst Set your sights south on a town that's west of Ichor Falls first The brew these folks created, I can never get enough They try to get me sated but I'm drinkin' till they're shut So raise up a glass to your watering hole It's the old Switchwater from Broodhollow A branch, a twig, a stick, a sprig, from elder copses plucked “It's brewed in glass and aged in brass”: a masterpiece that's drunk This delightful distillation will grow hair upon your chest so quaff your reservations and give in to the best Switchwater, Switchwater, I've come to worship you 'Cause you're nine-tenth's irresistible, and that last tenth is too So raise up a glass to your watering hole It's the old Switchwater from Broodhollow
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Stitches 02:33
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Broodhollow is like a perfectly tailored Venn diagram. It sits at the intersection of unnerving cosmic horror, clever character driven story, and textural ligne claire art. I’ve always been a fan of contrasting elements; in skilled hands the differences make each aspect shine the brighter. And I don’t know of anyone in comics who handles such contrasts with the deftness and emotional impact that Kris Straub does.

This album is a bit unusual. It’s somewhere between program music (a musical illustration of a narrative) and soundtrack (music underscoring or accompanying visuals), with a few dashes of period-pieces thrown in for good measure. We cover a lot of stylistic ground, from folksy rambling to impressionism to modern soundtrack composing, and plenty in-between. It’s difficult to write directly “scary” music when you’re not scoring to picture for, say, a scary movie. It’s also difficult to do without resorting to cliches. It’s even more difficult to represent the kind of slowly building, dawning-realization-horror that Kris does so well.

I’ve done my best to create a backing track to the story, and to do Broodhollow justice. There are some pieces here that are discordant, chaotic and that you may find unpleasant. They’re supposed to be.
Thank you so much for listening, and I hope you enjoy.

......Read further from David, and Broodhollow's writer, Kris Straub in the Album / Liner Notes included in PDF

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released May 10, 2014

Based on Broodhollow © Kris Straub

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David Graey Norman, Oklahoma

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