Grouper - The Man Who Died In His Boat (2013)

The Man Who Died In His Boat is an album by American musician Liz Harris, performing as Grouper. This work is a collection of previously unreleased tracks recorded during the same period as Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill (2008). The music immerses listeners in a contemplative and melancholic sonic environment, blending elements of drone-pop, psychedelic folk, and ambient. The compositions feature minimalist guitar parts, layered vocal harmonies, and subtle field recordings, creating a sense of intimacy and fragility. The album’s title is inspired by Harris’s teenage memory of discovering a washed-up sailboat on Agate Beach in California with her father, belonging to a man who mysteriously disappeared. This story lends the album a profound emotional depth, enhancing its ghostly and introspective atmosphere.



Tracklist:
1-1 Grouper - 6 [1:50]
1-2 Grouper - Vital [4:14]
1-3 Grouper - Cloud in Places [4:05]
1-4 Grouper - Being Her Shadow [4:46]
1-5 Grouper - Cover the Long Way [4:06]
1-6 Grouper - Difference (Voices) [5:48]
1-7 Grouper - Vanishing Point [3:32]
1-8 Grouper - The Man Who Died in His Boat [5:01]
1-9 Grouper - Towers [5:19]
1-10 Grouper - STS [6:06]
1-11 Grouper - Living Room [2:22]