Isotropes, by Roman Ruins

Isotropes

by Roman Ruins

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Limited run (200) custom 180 gram heavyweight vinyl LP, manufactured in New Orleans, Louisiana by New Orleans Record Press. Pressed on blue and gold "Gulf Coast" two-tone marble colored vinyl. Full color double-sided insert and lyric sheet.

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1.	Holden Hands 02:46		buy track
2.	Drum Machine 03:46		buy track
3.	Ascendancy (feat. Alexis Marceaux) 03:52		buy track
4.	Watch Me Leave 03:51		buy track
5.	Gulfport Revelation 04:26		buy track
6.	Spirit Guide 03:17		buy track
7.	Can't Pretend (feat. Maggie Koerner) 04:07	lyrics	buy track
The moon is rising so Cast your eyes on a New horizon As day becomes night I hope that we might Find another way I don't care where you come from We all go the same direction First thing that we share may be the end Seven now eight billion reasons why We’re here to live, we’re here to die We need each other, that we can't pretend We’re on the road together But will it last forever? Should I say hello, or wave goodbye? And if we crash together We’ll meet above the weather Should I stay below, or touch the sky? We all know, where we came from World has turned, the same direction Never thought that this would be the end Seven now eight billion asking why The will to live, will I survive? We need each other, that we can't pretend We’re on the road together But is it getting better? Should I ride the waves, and race the tide? You wanna be together To make it last forever Could I hold you close, and waste your time? You wanna live forever Pretend the end is never Could I find a road, through space and time? Until the end together We’ll meet above the weather Should I stay below, or touch the sky? Should I say hello, or wave goodbye? (Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye) I don't care where you come from We all go the same direction First thing that we share may be the end
8.	Above the Trees 02:44		buy track
9.	Invincible 04:59		buy track
10.	Spoken For 03:21		buy track

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Graham Hill has long shown interest in the convergence of music and architecture, and his third album as Roman Ruins feels like a groundbreaking ceremony. On Isotropes, Hill is crafting songs that can be lived in. After nearly a decade since his last solo release—time that included touring and recording as the drummer for Beach House—Hill is building around melodies that embed themselves; creating familiar, inviting spaces amidst arrangements that call to a chaotic beauty that lurks just beyond the edges of perception.

Hill has teamed up with several New Orleans-based artists, including vocalists Maggie Koerner (Galactic) and Alexis Marceaux (Sweet Crude), as well as Oscar-winning producer Donald Markowitz and multi-instrumentalist Paul Provosty (Deltaphonic).

Each song on Isotropes has distinct properties—not unlike a piece of terracotta or chunk of metal—unique in shape, but with internal consistency. As a whole, the album creates a walkable field of tunes that evoke a desire to connect and welcome, while calling to the wheel of anticipation>elation>melancholy that propels into hope, rolling all the way home.

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released February 9, 2024

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Roman Ruins New Orleans, Louisiana

Roman Ruins (aka Graham Hill; born Sept 11, 1980) is a composer and musician based out of New Orleans. Hill was born on an intentional community in rural West Virginia, founded by artists and musicians. Hill's father is the house bassist for NPR's Mountain Stage. Hill has toured and recorded as a drummer with bands Beach House and Papercuts. He is a licensed architect, husband, and father of two. ... more

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