Fear Of Death [VINYL]

Get ready, because you’re about to feel. That’s what Tim Heidecker warns on "Fear of Death"'s opening track, “Prelude to Feeling”. And he means it. This is a Serious Album about Serious Topics – a doomed future, abandoning life in the city, and, you guessed it, the inevitability of death – and without a warning, those feelings might just sneak up on you. “I didn’t know that Fear of Death was going to be so focused on death when I was writing it,” Heidecker says. “It took a minute for me to stand back and look at what I was talking about to realize that, yes, I am now a middle-aged man and my subconscious is screaming at me: ‘You are getting old, dude! You are not going to live forever! Put down that cheeseburger!’” The all-star band on "Fear of Death" includes The Lemon Twigs’ Brian & Michael D’Addario, frequent collaborator Jonathan Rado, and string arrangements by Spacebomb’s Trey Pollard (Foxygen, Bedouine, The Waterboys, Natalie Prass). Weyes Blood sings principal on “Oh How We Drift Away”, and contributes backing vocals on the album. The resulting record is Heidecker’s biggest sounding and fleshed out album yet, featuring winding guitar, slow-building percussion, gentle keys, and a 14-piece string ensemble. While this is serious music about serious topics, it’s not all doom and gloom. Heidecker says, “I hope my observations and meditations on death, the afterlife, the future, while at times a little dark and grim, offer a little comfort and catharsis for some people, as I don’t think I’m the only one who occasionally thinks about this stuff.” “This record is a dream come true for me,” he continues. “I got to work with some of the best, and nicest, musicians in town who helped me take some shabby, simple tunes and turn them into something I’m really proud of.” Occasionally, an idea with the shabbiest, simplest beginnings will grow into something more special than ever intended. With "Fear of Death", Heidecker and his band of friends have achieved just that. Product Details Artist: TIM HEIDECKER Title: Fear Of Death Catalogue Number: LP-BS-325 Barcode: 708857325153 Label: BLOODSHOT Tracklisting A1. Prelude To Feeling A2. Come Away With Me A3. Backwards A4. Fear Of Death A5. Someone Who Can Handle You A6. Nothing B1. Say Yes B2. Property B3. Little Lamb B4. Let It Be B5. Long As I've Got You B6. Oh How We Drift Away