Spencer writes: "As the storm progressed, protective levees continued to fail, and by day's end, 80% of New Orleans filled with water, by now a toxic stew of chemicals, sewage, gasoline, garbage, dead animals and human corpses. Fueled by ineptitude and inertia at every level of government, the situation quickly slid into an apocalyptic chaos from which New Orleans will never fully recover. Two years later, more than 50% of the city is uninhabited and dark. There is an inescapable black line visible on every broken house tying it with every other broken house in every other devastated neighborhood. This omnipresent line marks the level the floodwaters reached, and in many cases, remained, following Hurricane Katrina's terrible visit. It is this long black line that informs my commentary on the storm and its aftermath and provides a title for both the song and this album."
ABOUT SPENCER BOHREN
Many of these compositions are somber or serious. At the same time, the beauty of the music shines through. Perhaps this collection can serve to remind us that life, too, can be beautiful despite its unavoidable sadness and inherent uncertainly. We shall overcome.
all Spencer Bohren songs administered by Bug
Dedicated to the beleaguered citizenry of New Orleans.
Thanks to Vito and Mary Mantese, WWOZ Radio, GHS Strings, Miller Amp Design, AK Kibben, The Doctor, Miss Marilyn, Tucker, Kiki, Carla and Helen, Wolfgang Peiker, Fritz Kappner, Don DeBacker, Harry M. Tuft
Spencer Bohren is booked worldwide by Zephyr Artists (504) 949-3033 - contact: spencer@spencerbohren.com
In the UK, Spencer is booked by Adastra contact Chris Wade - chris@adastra-music.co.uk
