Lambke, Steven

Steven Lambke has seen the music world from many angles - as a singer-songwriter performing as Baby Eagle, as a touring rock-and-roller as a member of the Constantines (Sub Pop Records), as the Creative Director of Sappyfest in Sackville, NB and as a co-founder of the artist-run label You've Changed Records. Lambke creates a DIY and artist-first free space on the margins of an industry driven by sales and a particular kind of recognition, careful about how he embodies his practice of art-making, and the work his music is doing in the world. On Volcano Volcano he is joined by long-time collaborators Daniel Romano and David Nardi (also of Daniel Romano's Outift), and emerging superstar songwriter Carson McHone (Merge Records) for a joy-filled album rich in poetry and guitars, community and friendship, and dreaming together a new world "re-ordered from below".

Dark Blue is a celebration of ritual, a series of creation myths, a document of disruption, an attack on colonialism, a lament for environmental ruin, and evidence of endurance and transcendence. It is a product of this time. Dark Blue marks the 10 th anniversary of You've Changed Records, the label co-founded in 2009 by Steven Lambke and Daniel Romano. It's a long overdue collaboration between these independent and prolific artists, as Romano brings the full array of his multi-instrumental skill and production talents to Lambke's songs. Built out of a visceral swirl of narrative images, Dark Blue combines evocative poetry with a loose, confident energy, and guitar work reminiscent of Lambke's long career with indie legends The Constantines (Sub Pop Records). Dark Blue is as intimate as a prophecy, as resonant as a revelation.