The strength of your arm, by The Chairman Dances

The strength of your arm

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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of silent night, The strength of your arm, Dove's tail in pink light, The way you thought, I pulled the sheet back over my head, Child of My Sorrow, Time Without Measure, Samantha Says, and 6 more. , and , .

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1.	Introduction 00:36	buy track
2.	Visited with powers to speak 05:08	buy track
3.	I pulled the sheet back over my head 03:59	buy track
4.	The way you thought 04:08	buy track
5.	An arm around your waist 04:09	buy track
6.	View from the doorway 04:08	buy track
7.	Interlude no. 1 00:22	buy track
8.	A way through hell 04:29	buy track
9.	Dove's tail in pink light 04:49	buy track
10.	Interlude no. 2 00:40	buy track
11.	Interlude no. 3 00:24	buy track
12.	Changed everything 03:15	buy track
13.	The strength of your arm 04:43	buy track
14.	Sarah's sisters 04:13	buy track

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The Chairman Dances' new album, The strength of your arm, was written by songwriter Eric Krewson while he served as an artist in residence in Washington state, in the remote Cascade mountains, during the fall of 2019. Three such artists, Krewson (the lone musician), a painter and a writer, lodged together and shared the occasional meal. The remainder of their time, they worked alone, Krewson in a cramped, six by six foot shack that contained only a desk and a small, failing space heater.

Perhaps surprisingly, the lyrics Krewson penned during this time of seclusion overflow with the warmth and tenderness of human connection. Many songs present us with domestic scenes: a parent or older sibling teaches a child; that child sits in awe. Elsewhere, friends, significant others bend their wills in empathy, attempt to make responsible choices in less-than-ideal circumstances. Of the collection, Krewson writes: "While I don’t believe the songs share characters, I do imagine all of the individual narrators assuming a similar posture or tone of voice to tell their stories. That shared stance or way of speaking is, for me, the crux of the record. It directs what is said or observed; it attends every action, every forbearance.”

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released July 23, 2021

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Arrangements by The Chairman Dances: Dan Comly, Dan Finn, Eric Krewson, Will Schwarz, Kevin Walker, and Luke Pigott

Album performed by The Chairman Dances with help from longtime collaborators, Ashley Hartman, Maria Mirenzi, and Jin-Huon Jou, and new friends, Samantha Wittchen and Jonathan Hodges

Live tracks recorded by Daniel Smith on September 5-6, 2020 at Familyre Studio / Additional recording by Eric at home, with contributions from Luke, Maria, Jin and Jonathan / Mixing by Daniel / Mastering by Dave Downham 

Artwork by Heather Swenson

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