FIRE RECORDS
Date of release: Aug 15 2025
Classic Black Vinyl, DL card
A new collection of covers celebrating cult heroes Giant Sand and their inimitable bandleader, Howe Gelb.
Features reinterpretations by Water From Your Eyes, Deradoorian, Jesca Hoop & John Parish, Gently Tender and more.
Includes new liner notes by Dave Henderson (Mojo).
Delving into the Great American Songbook of Howe Gelb, Sandworms is a new collection that rephrases and rephases the legacy of Giant Sand across generations. This release offers bold reinterpretations from Water From Your Eyes, Deradoorian, Jesca Hoop & John Parish, Lily Konigsberg, Holiday Ghosts, Ella Raphael, Monde UFO, The Golden Dregs, and Gently Tender.
The ever-present Giant Sand and their one-man cerebral traveller, Howe Gelb, are anchored by a reputation for idiosyncratic storytelling. A "natural storyteller," Gelb's multifarious musical delivery adds an enduring sense of wonder as he extols the virtues of happenstance. This collection celebrates the esoteric and singular journey Giant Sand have taken, through alt-country, jazz, lo-fi experiments, and beyond, while their legacy is reimagined here by a new generation of artists paying tribute to their lasting influence.
Brooklyn duo Water From Your Eyes, known for their stoner humour, fatalistic undercurrents, and art-pop flair, bring a delicate balance of punk riffing and dream-pop escapism to Warm Storm, first heard on Giant Sand's Ramp (1991). Whitney K takes on Happenstance (from 1994's Glum), unravelling its existential puzzles with a whispering baritone that recalls the hushed intensity of Leonard Cohen.
Drifting further into orbit, Angel Deradoorian reinterprets Center Of The Universe, the title track from the band's 1992 album, transforming its desert-fried rock into a spaced-out Sun Ra-paced drama. Elsewhere, Yer Ropes, a jaw-dropping highlight from Glum, is taken on by The Golden Dregs, blurring sentimentality and relationship mismanagement into something truly strange and moving.
A special collection for both long-time fans and the newly curious, Sandworms: The Songs of Howe Gelb and Giant Sand is released via Fire Records and includes liner notes from Dave Henderson (Mojo).
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Vinyl release of Various Artists - Sandworms: The Songs Of Howie Gelb & Giant Sand (Vinyl). Released through FIRE RECORDS and available on LP (150g).
(5614774)
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Cat No: FIRELP698
Barcode: 809236002556
Packaging: LP (150g)
SKU | 5614774 |
Barcode # | 809236002556 |
Artist | Various Artists |
Artist/Author | VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Shipping weight | 0.5700kg |
Format | LP (150g) |
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