When we were that what wept for the sea

by Colin Stetson

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Roman D I love Colin's signature musical style of the swirly, fractal meandering dance between serenity and rage. The kind of duality a lot of people will resonate with (often without fully knowing why they do) is conveyed masterfully here - and I think that's the mark of a great artist.

Oblaky Goes right in there. That soft, well-protected, inaccessible-to-others place where you're at your truest. Music that speaks to that genuine core. Incredible. Absolutely unique. Favorite track: Passage.

joff curtoys King Colin's latest offering is sensational. Much more inviting, but no less challenging than his previous works. I have to say that my appreciation of his work was vastly improved by seeing him play live. Wonderful stuff.

Jason Boyd Colin Stetson doing only what Colin Stetson can do. There is no one else in the world who is close to replicating him.
This album is another step in his musical journey, incorporating more collaborations and effects, but still highlighting Stetson's unique playing technique.

vrpnblstr Most solid record from Colin as of now.
Loved all his stuff as his song is so unique but also maybe as a result a bit singular (in the sense that isnt exactly varied) but he found ways to impress and surprise me further on this LP, so yeah, really heckin great album, loved it. Favorite track: The Lighthouse V.

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1.	The Lighthouse I 03:41		buy track
2.	When we were that what wept for the sea 05:48		buy track
3.	Infliction 05:17		buy track
4.	Passage 03:25		buy track
5.	Long before the sky would open 08:10		buy track
6.	One day in the sun 04:12		buy track
7.	Fireflies 04:56		buy track
8.	Colin Stetson (ft. Brighde Chaimbeul) - The Lighthouse II 04:30		buy track
9.	Colin Stetson (ft. Iarla Ó Lionáird) - The Lighthouse III 03:32	lyrics	buy track
chaitheas suil amach I saw you bhi an oiche dubh the night was black bhi fuaire ionat you were frozen inside leis an fliuchra id shuil eyes tear filled le dorchadas an duil the darkness of desire rithfead chugat le solas geal an lae I’ll run to you at daybreak ni raibh orm gluin no genuflection ni raibh orm suil no staring eyes a chuir fut. on you na fag an oiche folamh don’t leave the night empty na rith len domhan an don’t play in the world of leamhan dubh the dark moth na fag an oiche folamh don’t leave the night empty na dun doras tairsigh do mheabhair or leave the limits of your mind closed anocht tonight anocht tonight anocht tonight sin amach do chroi is reach out your heart sroichfir me and you will find me sroichfir me find me sroichfir me find me
10.	Writhen 02:03		buy track
11.	The surface and the light 04:12		buy track
12.	The Lighthouse IV 02:10		buy track
13.	Behind the sky 05:39		buy track
14.	Wrathful seas quiesce 02:26		buy track
15.	Colin Stetson (ft. Iarla Ó Lionáird) - The Lighthouse V 06:44	lyrics	buy track
it isn’t a thing to think, he said just a gazing, the surface and the light, the endless unseen possibilities and oh, aren’t we so absolutely here now! the water gently heaving, or frozen underfoot of all the days, these days shine like fireflies in the dark a lighthouse beam through fog Desert flowers in bloom As disparate oases and then there was the gardener green thumb and a boon to blossoms Hers alone, the forge and the fire the rain to things that grow but where is she now? our gardens all writhen and greyed her secrets lost to days glimpsed but not grasped no map to show the way And so we watch the sails unfurl bare and born to the wind and sun gazing out beyond the brake the surface and the light all the days shone brightly then when we were that what wept for the sea Written by Colin Stetson Spoken by Iarla O’Lionaird
16.	Safe with me 03:56		buy track

credits

released May 12, 2023

Written, produced, engineered, and mixed by Colin Stetson; additional engineering by Jonas Verwijnen; Mastering/cutting engineer: Marc-Olivier Germain at Le Lab Mastering ; Vocals in The Lighthouse III written by Iarla O’Lionaird; all songs recorded live, no overdubs/loops by Colin Stetson (except Passage, The Lighthouse II, III, & V);

all instruments performed by Colin Stetson (except vocals on The Lighthouse III & V by Iarla O’Lionaird, Scottish smallpipes on The Lighthouse II & V by Brighde Chaimbeul, guitars and strings on The Lighthouse V by Toby Summerfield and Matt Combs, respectively); Artwork and layout by Roman Klonek

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shows

May 10

Green-Wood Cemetery

Brooklyn, NY
May 12

Opus 40

Saugerties, NY
May 14

St. Alban's Church

Ottawa, ON
May 15

St. Alban's Church

Ottawa, ON
May 16

The Axis Club Theatre

Toronto, ON
Aug 20

Quartier Des Spectacles

Montreal, QC
Sep 8

The Vera Project

Seattle, WA
Sep 12

Great American Music Hall

San Francisco, CA
Sep 14

El Rey Theatre

Los Angeles (LA), CA

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