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Album · 2019

Let the Work Speak

by Elijah Stone & the Zion Gate

Honest work, clean consciences and the long way home, with dubs that carry the weight of weather.

Tracks

  1. 1. Hold Your Head Up Quiet, Let the Work SpeakI do not need a trumpet or a crowd. Let the work speak, and let it speak low.conscious roots, one drop2:29
  2. 2. Walk On Clean, Walk On FreeWe told the truth at the table and no lies were left to keep. That is how you walk free.steppers, harmony reggae4:21
  3. 3. Carry Home Inside, Lift Up Your EyesLong way from the hills I know, and I carry them inside. Lift up your eyes, the morning comes.hymn reggae, anthemic roots3:23
  4. 4. Rain Is a Blessing, Let the Monsoon FallMonsoon clouds rolling in and the farmer lifts his face. Rain is a blessing, so let it fall.gospel roots, warm roots2:49
  5. 5. Father's Old Chair Dub, Sit Down EasyMy father's old chair by the window. He sits there slow, and I sat with him for this one.tender dub, spring reverb dub2:08
  6. 6. Shuttered Kiosk Dub, Wind Through the RailsA shutter down and wind through the rails. A lonely platform with a lot of echo.ghost dub, dreamy dub2:53
  7. 7. Lights Out Dub, Thunder RollingLights out and the whole street asleep under distant thunder. I let the tank roll like the sky.night dub, spring reverb dub3:38
  8. 8. Snow Won't Settle Dub, Melts Before the GroundSnow at the window, soft and slow, melting before it settles. I have only seen it on trips, but it taught me to be quiet.wistful dub, minimal dub3:52

Liner notes

By the fifth record we knew what we were: a work-and-faith band. Let the work speak, walk on clean, carry home inside. I wrote the words slower and let the harmonies do the arguing. The dubs came out of thunder and snow and an old man's chair, things that sit with you when you stop talking.

Elijah Stone & the Zion Gate