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Management number 205696506 Release Date 2025/10/22 List Price $85.20 Model Number 205696506
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Title: Where The Dogs Don't Bite
Artist: Old Salt Union
Label: Compass Records
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 766397474212
Genre: Folk
Release Date: 2019-08-16
Number of Discs: 1

Old Salt Union once again enlisted GRAMMY-winning banjoist and Compass co-founder Alison Brown to produce the follow-up to their self-titled Compass Records debut. The resulting album, WHERE THE DOGS DON't BITE, builds on this non-traditional stringband's varied musical backgrounds for a wildly entertaining, eclectic batch of songs. The quintet Ryan Murphy (banjo), Justin Wallace (mandolin), John Brighton (violin), Jesse Farrar (primary vocalist and bassist) and newest member Graham Curry (guitar) have continued to hone and develop their sound through relentless touring, cultivating a steadfast fanbase drawn to their high-energy shows. Coming from varied musical backgrounds, Old Salt Union's collective melting pot of styles and musical vocabularies informs their fresh approach to modern string band music and has helped to carve a unique niche for this Belleville, Illinois roots outfit. Farrar, nephew of Son Volt's Jay Farrar, kicks off the album with "God You Don't Need,' a hook laden ode to a relationship gone bad set against a tapestry of strings and an eerily compelling banjo melody. Label mate Bobby Osborne guests on "Tells Me So,' a nod to the bluegrass side of the band's musical sensibilities featuring a lead vocal by mandolinist Justin Wallace. Violinist Brighton delivers the gypsy-tinged instrumental "Johann's Breakdown,' which pulls from jazz and classical progressions, and Wallace delivers the haunting title track, "Where The Dogs Don't Bite.' The dark, but heartfelt song features triple-layered guitar harmonies, stacked vocals and a group sing-along that recalls last call at a corner pub in the rust belt, a fitting closing to this musically diverse and compelling release.

Tracks:
1.1 God You Don't Need
1.2 Tell Me So
1.3 Hurt Somebody
1.4 Ebb ; Flow
1.5 Johann's Breakdown
1.6 Big Dreams, Small Talk
1.7 Heartbroke ; Lonesome
1.8 Promised Land
1.9 Holdin' on
1.10 Where the Dogs Don't Bite

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