And The War Came

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Cat No: DUA27911

Format Details: 10 Year Anniversary Edition /

Release Date: 24 July 2015

Label: Dualtone

Packaging Type: Digipak

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 803020168329

Genres: Americana Alternative

Release Date: 20 December 2024

Label: Dualtone

Packaging Type: Gate Fold Vinyl

No of Units: 2

Barcode: 803020279117

Genres: Americana Alternative

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Produced by Chris Boosahda and Alejandro Rose-Garcia (a.k.a. Shakey Graves), And The War Came follows the artist's 2011 self-released debut album, Roll the Bones, which brought him national acclaim and, three years later, still ranks near the top of Bandcamp's digital best-seller charts.

To record And the War Came, co-producer/collaborator Chris Boosahda brought all of his gear to Rose-Garcia's house and converted the space into a big, open studio. Though the signature one man band Shakey Graves set-up remained the starting point, other instrumentalists came in and multiple, wildly different arrangements of the songs were attempted for what was initially planned as a double album.

While his remarkable success story continues to unfold, Alejandro Rose-Garcia sees And the War Came as a pivotal step in the evolution of Shakey Graves. "This is a doorframe album, as we're going into a new building," he says. "It's taste of everything - what might come in future, which might include just guitar or the one-man band thing, but not pigeonholed to any one sound. I wanted to open some stuff up and get people ready for wherever it's going."

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Celebrating a decade of Shakey Graves' breakout debut album, And The War Came Ten Year Anniversary Edition with a deluxe 2 x LP vinyl set with new gatefold art, photos, liner notes, and a personal letter from Alejandro Rose Garcia himself. The B-disc contains unearthed demos, alternate versions, and fan-favorite tracks available for the first time.
The album spawned the RIAA Certified Gold single, "Dearly Departed (feat. Esme Patterson)," and helped usher in a new folk revival in 2014 as Shakey Graves performed Conan, Letterman, Seth Meyers, Austin City Limits, and Tiny Desk all in the same run leading to his Best Emerging Artist crown at the 2015 Americana Music Awards. Since then, the album has racked up over 245 million streams and sold more than 95,000 copies.
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