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Cover of Kitchen Drawer Hymns

EP · 2020

Kitchen Drawer Hymns

by Josie Marlowe

Six songs written in lockdown about home, the things we keep, and the people who built the places we came from.

Tracks

  1. 1. Diploma Folded in My Back PocketGrandma's lucky shoes carried me across the stage. I wrote it as a bit of fun to start the EP.graduation country, playful twang3:37
  2. 2. Two Stamps and a LullabyTwo stamps, a candle and a key in the kitchen drawer, and a whole life in between. It is a small lullaby for a big year.lullaby folk, hushed americana3:15
  3. 3. Folded Clothes and Folded HandsThe laundromat on Fifth and Main is a lighthouse in the rain. I did my own washing there for most of that spring.laundromat country, hopeful twang4:13
  4. 4. Mama's Recipe Box Rides ShotgunThe house is sold, the keys are signed and Mama's recipe box rides shotgun. I cried a little in the take you hear.moving-day americana, tender folk3:20
  5. 5. Hung Straight on a Crooked NailMy daddy built the cabinets with a level and a prayer, and they hung a little crooked. I would not change a thing.craftsman country, warm twang3:35
  6. 6. Lightning Took the Power at SupperThunder over the cornfield and the power went out at supper. We ate by candlelight and laughed the whole time.storm-night americana, playful folk3:56

Liner notes

In 2020 the circuit closed and for the first time in nine years I stayed in one place. I wrote about what was in the kitchen drawer, the laundromat across the street and the cabinets my daddy built. Everything was recorded alone at the table with one microphone and a very patient dog. I did not expect to like staying home so much.

Josie Marlowe