The Olympic Symphonium - Beauty in the Tension (2018)

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Artist: The Olympic Symphonium
Title: Beauty in the Tension
Year Of Release: 2018
Label: Forward Music Group
Genre: Folk, Indie
Quality: 320 / FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 41:27 min
Total Size: 95 / 230 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

01. Coat of Arms 03:52
02. Glory of Love 03:12
03. Thanks a Lot 04:41
04. Comedy 04:41
05. The Middle 04:03
06. Careful 05:45
07. In With The Camera 02:46
08. Lost In The Party 03:35
09. Look At Her Now 03:26
10. Choral Voices 05:26

Beauty in the Tension, the fifth studio album from New Brunswick songwriting quartet The Olympic Symphonium, is the result of rural isolation, small comforts, and the discovery of two pairs of 'Dark Side of the Moon' pajama pants.

For six days last winter, the members of the Olympic Symphonium holed up in the legendary Old Confidence Lodge studio in Riverport, Nova Scotia to focus on capturing 13 new compositions. Working long days with the help and stamina of engineer Diego Medina, the band laid down a batch of songs that were road tested and ready to be captured in this magical Oddfellows Hall-turned-studio.

Delicious home-cooked meals and harmony vocals were provided by Jennah Barry, a fellow resident of Nova Scotia's south shore, and additional instrumentation was provided by Michael Belyea (Jenn Grant), Tim Crabtree (Paper Beat Scissors) and composer/arranger Drew Jurecka. Sonic inspiration came from Pink Floyd, guitarmonies, and Chicago's power-ballad 'Glory of Love' which the band riffs on in their song of the same name.