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Album · 2018

Every Glass Held Up

by The Gilded Chorale

Weddings, whistles and homesickness: the songs people ask us to sing at the big moments.

Tracks

  1. 1. Best Man, Worst Speech, Best DayA best man with his index cards in the wrong order, and a room that forgives him instantly. We open on a laugh on purpose.cinematic pop, celebration anthem5:44
  2. 2. After the Final Whistle, We StayThe match is over but the singing isn't. We wanted the sound of a stand refusing to go home.anthemic choir, terrace chant3:44
  3. 3. Everything I Own Fits in Six BoxesSixteen years of treasure in six boxes. The cheeriest song about leaving home we could manage.operatic pop, playful pop3:37
  4. 4. Sing Me the Long Way HomeThe one we sing when we are all far from our own hills. The choir hums the chimney smoke underneath.classical crossover, folk hymn4:11
  5. 5. Sunday Calls With DadOur own Sunday phone calls, set to a warm piano. Imogen sang it for her dad down the line before we recorded it.choral pop, tender ballad3:53
  6. 6. One Breath Before the Curtain RisesThe breath in the wings before the curtain rises. The harp counts in the heartbeat.operatic pop, theatrical pop4:58
  7. 7. Every Glass Held Up to YouThe title track. Every glass raised, every room leaning in, and all twelve of us on the last chorus.anthemic choir, celebration anthem3:29
  8. 8. The Road Is Wide and So Are WeWe packed the dawn into a suitcase and just kept driving. Big open harmonies for a big open road.anthemic choir, road pop4:07
  9. 9. Kick Off Your Shoes, the Band Is WarmThe uncles loosen their ties, and the band plays on. Our friskiest groove, and the best one for a wedding floor.operatic pop, gospel groove3:11
  10. 10. The Shop Cat Runs the TillA marmalade cat in charge of the lottery stand. We wanted a closer that made people smile on their way out.choral pop, playful pop3:04

Liner notes

By now we were being booked for weddings, send-offs and cup finals, so we wrote for them. This record is full of toasts, final whistles and phone calls home. We recorded the choir in a cathedral nave for the big choruses and in a stairwell for the quiet ones, and the contrast is the whole album.

The Gilded Chorale