Tyler Childers Announces Triple Album Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?, Shares “Angel Band”: Stream
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Country iconoclast Tyler Childers and his longtime band The Food Stamps have announced the new triple album Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? The project is due out September 30th and will present the same eight tracks from three different perspectives: “Hallelujah,” “Jubilee,” and “Joyful Noise.” As a preview, Childers has shared “Angel Band (Jubilee Version)” and “Angel Band (Hallelujah Version).”
Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven is the follow-up to 2020’s A Long Violent History, which featured eight traditional fiddle instrumentals followed by an explicit appeal to rural whites on behalf of the Black Lives Matter movement. In a statement, Childers explained that his newest project is based in his upbringing in the Baptist church. He wrote,
“I grew up Baptist and I was scared to death to go to hell. And a lot of that stuck with me. Filtering through that and trying to find the truth, and the beauty, and the things you should think about and expelling all that nonsense has been something I’ve spent a lot of time on. This is a collection that came together through those reflections. In a lot of ways, this is processing life experiences in the different philosophies and religions that have formed me, trying to make a comprehensive sonic example of that.
“Working with the same song three different ways is a nod to my raising, growing up in a church that believes in the Holy Trinity: The Father, Son and Holy Ghost, and what that means. The Father being the root, the place from which everything comes from, and The Son coming to free up some of those things, allowing it to be more open and welcoming. And then you have the Holy Ghost once The Son is gone — that feeling that’s supposed to keep us sustained until we are reunited, in whatever way that looks.
“Message wise, I hope that people take that it doesn’t matter race, creed, religion and all of that like — the most important part is to protect your heart, cultivate that and make that something useful for the world.”
We can hear some of his intentions on the two released versions of “Angel Band.” Childers sings of faith and hope, though his vision might not be welcome in some churches. “There’s Hindus, Jews, and Muslims,” he sings, “And Baptists of all kinds/Catholic girls and Amish boys/ Who’ve left their plows behind/ Up there in the choir/ Singing side by side/ Wondering why exactly/ They been fussing the whole time.”
The “Jubilee Version” is lushly orchestrated, with extra studio flourishes that make it sound full and vibrant. It also comes with a music video directed by Bryan Schlam. As for the “Hallelujah Version,” the track is stripped back to just Childers and the The Food Stamps. Check out both renditions below. Pre-orders for Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? are ongoing.
Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? Artwork:
Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? Tracklist:
01. Old Country Church
02. Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?
03. Two Coats
04. Purgatory
05. Way of the Triune God
06. Angel Band
07. Jubilee
08. Heart You Been Tendin’
Tyler Childers Announces Triple Album Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?, Shares “Angel Band”: Stream
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