Without question, the nimble sonic and lyrical poeticism of "dying alone on the earth" by Minneapolis based Full Catholic effects me in a deep way. The sheer artistry, the divine musical constructions, the devilishly angelic guitar work (like a collision of Bill Nelson, Tom Verlaine and Jonny Greenwood), the truly askew beauty of Dani Michaele's vocal countenance giving birth to pain embraced words that even distinctly apart from their meaning have such an exquisite voice, sonically dancing with those guitar shapes and notes. I need not even try to put the song into words or try to describe my reaction to them. I am happily stunned, gobsmacked and deeply saddened that I have not and never ever will write something so complexly beautiful.
From the band:
[ 'Dying alone on the earth' comments on the ways we try justify our delusions when it comes to facing reality. There is "no coping enough to wake" -- you cannot expect to simply treat symptoms of a lie and expect it to lead to equilibrium without confrontation.]
Sometimes it is part and parcel of my thoughts about songs that I try to describe the sound in relation to other artists. In terms of "dying alone on the earth" and the absolute artistry of full catholic I feel an amalgam of artists like PJ Harvey, Pavement, Cocteau Twins, LSD and the Search for God, Cat Power, Television.
Dani Michaele (lead vox, bass, guitar)
Lane Miller (backing vox, guitar, bass)
John Caldwell (synth, guitar, backing vox)
**Sam Hall (former drummer on LP1 and LP2: “every dream at once” and ""all is well"")
Des Lawrence (drums; current)
"dying alone on the earth" is from full catholic's sophomore album "all is well".
full catholic on ""all is well"" :
[This record was our attempt to define what can often feel like a constant trudge toward clarity and groundedness despite existing in a system that blankets us in unimaginative paradigms. The making of ““all is well”” involved an ongoing conversation that guided the battles through these feelings amid a cycle of reavowing our aims toward faith in the power of the collective good, its endurance for self-preservation, the preservation of the planet, and our certain capacity to unlock greater realities.]
[This record was our attempt to define what can often feel like a constant trudge toward clarity and groundedness despite existing in a system that blankets us in unimaginative paradigms. The making of ““all is well”” involved an ongoing conversation that guided the battles through these feelings amid a cycle of reavowing our aims toward faith in the power of the collective good, its endurance for self-preservation, the preservation of the planet, and our certain capacity to unlock greater realities.]
-Robb Donker Curtius
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Minneapolis--based full catholic began with folk jams around backyard bonfires among three friends who were schooled in Athens, GA. Pre-pandemic, songwriters Dani Michaele (lead vox, bass, guitar), Lane Miller (guitar, bass, vox), John Caldwell (synth, guitar, vox) were spread out all over the country, passing homemade demos around, getting together to swap instruments, and taking cracks at each other’s burgeoning tunes. In Minneapolis, they enlisted Sam Hall as their rightful drummer, gave Dani full-time singing duties, and locked into pandemic studio recording, ultimately laying down two records before Hall relocated home to the Pacific Northwest. Two months later, in the summer of 2021, they met drummer Des Lawrence (Dusty Forever) who fell in instantly with the group and fulfilled the prophecy. The band’s sound ranges from neo-psychedelia to freak-folk, art rock to proto-punk, and features hypnotic vocal harmonies, jangly rhythms, frenzied instrumentation, and probing lyricism meant to illuminate and discomfort. Their debut LP 'every dream at once' was listed by Mike Mineo of Obscure Sound in the top 20 best albums of 2022, calling it a “stirring collection of songwriting…and emotively genuine beauty.” The band toured the album extensively in the Midwest while completing their sophomore LP, ""all is well"" released Spring 2023.
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https://open.spotify.com/artist/25iCIYAbmCF7GMea5vTWRx
https://www.instagram.com/fullcatholic/
https://fullcatholic.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIWOdMzE6f21YqS0dIS1gNw/videos
Minneapolis--based full catholic began with folk jams around backyard bonfires among three friends who were schooled in Athens, GA. Pre-pandemic, songwriters Dani Michaele (lead vox, bass, guitar), Lane Miller (guitar, bass, vox), John Caldwell (synth, guitar, vox) were spread out all over the country, passing homemade demos around, getting together to swap instruments, and taking cracks at each other’s burgeoning tunes. In Minneapolis, they enlisted Sam Hall as their rightful drummer, gave Dani full-time singing duties, and locked into pandemic studio recording, ultimately laying down two records before Hall relocated home to the Pacific Northwest. Two months later, in the summer of 2021, they met drummer Des Lawrence (Dusty Forever) who fell in instantly with the group and fulfilled the prophecy. The band’s sound ranges from neo-psychedelia to freak-folk, art rock to proto-punk, and features hypnotic vocal harmonies, jangly rhythms, frenzied instrumentation, and probing lyricism meant to illuminate and discomfort. Their debut LP 'every dream at once' was listed by Mike Mineo of Obscure Sound in the top 20 best albums of 2022, calling it a “stirring collection of songwriting…and emotively genuine beauty.” The band toured the album extensively in the Midwest while completing their sophomore LP, ""all is well"" released Spring 2023.
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