Washington’s Noah Gundersen has shared a new song ahead of his forthcoming album Carry the Ghost. Fans of Gundersen’s previous album Ledges (ie. us) will be delighted with what ‘Slow Dancer’ promises with it’s familiarly intimate lyrics. Peppered with piano and strings, the atmospheric instrumentation builds into a lush crescendo that The National would be proud of, forming a rousing, textured love song that would be a radio hit in any just world.
“She watched the valley burn
like a slow dancer doing turns,
my name was on every tongue.
And all of the smoking ash
like a memory of a time gone bad,
hanging like a shadow.”
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Carry the Ghost is due to be released on the 21st of August via Dualtone Music and is available for pre-order now in all kinds of cool bundles.
P.S. Did you know that Noah isn’t the only talented Gundersen? Check out sister Abbie too.