Empirical, by Adhamh Roland

Empirical

by Adhamh Roland

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1.	Grand Prize 04:02	buy track
2.	I Keep Needing to Forget 02:51	buy track
3.	Tough Shell 03:38	buy track
4.	So Many Hearts 04:18	buy track
5.	Glitter (Orlando) 03:50	buy track
6.	My Uterus 02:25	buy track
7.	Oh Missouri 04:00	buy track
8.	Say It Like It Is 03:34	buy track
9.	Of Grace 04:24	buy track
10.	Illusions of Separation 03:58	buy track
11.	Watering Hole (Leticia's Song) 03:09	buy track
12.	What's Done is Done 05:02	buy track
13.	Restless Ghost 03:36	buy track
14.	The Long Road 03:46	buy track

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Empirical is a collection of songs written between four years and one week before they were recorded in various houses, apartments, office buildings and studios in western Massachusetts and Oakland, California.

Empirical poetically weaves otherwise dense themes into liberatory sound stories.

Recorded over a month-long period characterized by the end of a relationship and strong orientation toward faith and spiritual practice, this album touches on themes of heartache, collective resilience, impermanence, trans body politics, transgenerational healing, and relationship to place.

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released October 21, 2016

Adhamh Roland: Guitar, vocals, harmonica, percussion, tenor guitar
Andrew Ignacio: Lead guitar
Rico Roget: Drums
Rori Rohlfs: Violin
Maia "MJoy" Wiitala: Standup bass, harmonies

Produced by Adhamh Roland
Co-Produced by Rico Roget
Mixed by Chris Hughes
Mastered by Sina Youssefzadeh at Blackfire Audio

Recorded in various houses, apartments, offices and studios in Northampton, MA, Oakland, CA, and Santa Cruz, CA

Cover Photo by Shawna Jones
Other Photos by Adhamh Roland

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Adhamh Roland Berkeley, California

“Frighteningly clever and disarmingly heartfelt folksongs” -Examiner.com

Adhamh Roland is a genderqueer visionary activist who sings about resilience, human experience, evolution, interconnectedness and freedom from cycles of violence and oppression. ... more

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