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Release Date: 20 March 2026
Label: Free Dirt Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 877746012921
Release Date: 20 March 2026
Label: Free Dirt Records
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 877746012914
Description
Conceived under eclipsed skies, Path of Totality, the new album from The Montvales, unites the vast American diaspora into one collective and cosmic tapestry. Inspired by the long tradition of radical country and folk artists, longtime friends Sally Buice and Molly Rochelson use their passion for literature and storytelling to craft an album that reckons with the current global fever pitch. The album's 12 introspective, thematically and sonically layered tracks chart a transformative pilgrimage through an inextricably connected world. A woman desperate to save her community from a gas pipeline in "Plains of Ohio," a devout grandmother traveling across the world to Yugoslavia in search of the Virgin Mary in "Our Lady," and a trouble-making Bible College misfit in "Loud and Clear" are just a few of the archetypes listeners meet. The Cincinnati-based duo cut their teeth as teens busking on Market Square in Knoxville, TN. Produced by Eli LoPinto (Chris Stapleton), the duo opted for a bigger sound and the result is a bonafide, left-of-center indie country record. Path of Totality does not shy away from the weight of political strife and catastrophe, opting instead to boldly confront it, bringing to bear the power to unite us all.
Description
Conceived under eclipsed skies, Path of Totality, the new album from The Montvales, unites the vast American diaspora into one collective and cosmic tapestry. Inspired by the long tradition of radical country and folk artists, longtime friends Sally Buice and Molly Rochelson use their passion for literature and storytelling to craft an album that reckons with the current global fever pitch. The album's 12 introspective, thematically and sonically layered tracks chart a transformative pilgrimage through an inextricably connected world. A woman desperate to save her community from a gas pipeline in "Plains of Ohio," a devout grandmother traveling across the world to Yugoslavia in search of the Virgin Mary in "Our Lady," and a trouble-making Bible College misfit in "Loud and Clear" are just a few of the archetypes listeners meet. The Cincinnati-based duo cut their teeth as teens busking on Market Square in Knoxville, TN. Produced by Eli LoPinto (Chris Stapleton), the duo opted for a bigger sound and the result is a bonafide, left-of-center indie country record. Path of Totality does not shy away from the weight of political strife and catastrophe, opting instead to boldly confront it, bringing to bear the power to unite us all.
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Leon Rosselson
Kaia Kater
Cinder Well
Jake Blount
Mama's Broke
Allison De Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves
Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno
Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard
Rose's Pawn Shop
Newberry & Verch
Michael Weston King
Dale Watson
The Boneshakers
Kelli Baker
Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz
The Montvales
