{"product_id":"julien-baker-torres-send-a-prayer-my-way","title":"Julien Baker \u0026 Torres - Send A Prayer My Way","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJulien Baker \u0026amp; TORRES’ Send A Prayer My Way was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewritten and sung in the best of the outlaw tradition— \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edefiant, subversive, working class, and determined to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewrestle not only with addiction, regret and bad decisions, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebut also with oppressive systems of power. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMercifully, this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis only the beginning of the stories TORRES and Baker are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edetermined to tell. Because these are also songs about \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eradical empathy and second chances, and third chances, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand while there’s plenty of struggle and regret in here, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethere’s also humor and defiance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSend A Prayer My Way has been in the works for years. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImagine two young musicians playing their first show \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etogether at Lincoln Hall, a much-loved venue here in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChicago. It’s January 15, 2016, and bone chillingly cold \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoutside, especially for a couple of southerners. When the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshow is over and they’re shooting the shit, one singer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esays to the other, “We should make a country album.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the origin story, the stuff of legend in the world of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecountry music, and the beginning of a collaboration \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebetween two artists already admired for\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etheir spare, elegant lyrics as well as the courage to share their struggles with those who love their music. It’s also the beginning of creating a work that, like the most enduring country albums, sustains and inspires, reminding both singer and listener that not one of us is ever totally\u003cbr\u003ealone in this world, that music is a steady companion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MATADOR","offers":[{"title":"Limited Blue LP","offer_id":53021522886998,"sku":"MRM-01718","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/a3802593856_10.jpg?v=1775841631","url":"https:\/\/monorailmusic.com\/products\/julien-baker-torres-send-a-prayer-my-way","provider":"Monorail Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}