Across the last 15 years, Ryan Gustafson of The Dead Tongues has emerged as one of modern folks most distinct voices. Asidiosyncratic and spectral as the songs have sometimes been,Gustafson has always tied his visions and verses to the kinds ofhooks you tuck away like talismans, pulled out in case ofemergency. Dust, Unsung Passage, Desert: The Dead Tonguesalbums remain some of the more compelling and curious worksin their field on this side of a century. The latest edition to The
Dead Tongues catalog, the song-centric and magnetic Body of Light and the discursive and wonderfully elliptical I Am a Cloud, is 16 complete tunes split across interweaving and disparatealbums.
The albums feature performances by Jenn Wasner (Wye Oak,Bon Iver), Mat Davidson (Twain), Matt Douglas (The MountainGoats), Joe Westerlund (Califone, Megafaun), Jeff Ratner (Bingand Ruth), and more. Gustafson wanted to dedicate the studiotime to not just recording songs but also making somethingnew, with new improvisations.The two albums, released digitally as distinct standalonereleases, join together in the physical format as a beautiful,deluxe, double album. The 2LP package features a meticulouslyembossed cover, and gorgeous custom inner-sleeves for eachalbum.

Tracklist:

1. Body of Light
2. Dirt for a Dying Sun
3. Dreamer
4. Fading Away
5. Daylily
6. Moonshadow
7. Wolves
8. Big Nothing
9. Hard Times, Sore Eyes
10. Lightning
11. I’m a Cloud Now
12. Formations
14. A Bridge
15. Where Love All Happened
16. Letters of Returning
17. Even Here, Even Now

UPC: 850056058414
Label: Psychic Hotline
Release Date: 8.9.24
Format: Vinyl