Discontinue Normal Program

by Thurlowood

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voxpoptart A tuneful, eerie, occasionally abrasive but mostly gentle album about a terrifying set of topics. I'm sad that it Wood hasn't seen fit to print the lyrics -- he mumbles sometimes, and I'm sure the words I can't make out are as interesting as the ones I can. But as homemade projects go, this is fascinating. Favorite track: C.O.G..

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1.	Survivalist 03:02		buy track
2.	Shells 03:13	info	buy track
3.	Reverie 02:59		buy track
4.	Specter 03:34		buy track
5.	Madman 03:10		buy track
6.	C.O.G. 03:01		buy track
7.	Hibakusha 03:19		buy track
8.	Hawaiian Sunshine 04:31		buy track
9.	Clouds 03:07		buy track
10.	Elegy/Unless 05:34		buy track

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“I can go into my office and pick up the telephone, and in 25 minutes 70 million people will be dead.”
-Richard Nixon

DISCONTINUE NORMAL PROGRAM by thurlowood may be the first synth pop record, or at least the catchiest, about the history of nuclear Armageddon.

Despite its doomsday subject, this record is not speculative but rooted in historic events. Yet at its core is a warning about leaving the existential threat unchecked, and passing it to our children. From the US’s secret plans for continuity of government to the president as a “madman,” from bunker survivalists to Hiroshima survivors, from the false 1983 missile alert that nearly led to annihilation but for a Russian savior to a more recent alarm in Hawaii—each is explored across the album’s ten songs.

credits

released April 10, 2020

All songs written by ATW

© thurlowood, (p) day before (ASCAP)

Arrangements on Hawaiian Sunshine and Clouds developed by ATW, Jon Terrio and David Yang

Recorded in the Guest Room (Pelham, NY) and the Buddy Project (Astoria, NY)

Produced by Kieran Kelly with ATW

Mastered by Dan Coutant at Sunroom Audio

Players:

ATW—Vocals, Keyboards (Nord Electro, Prophet, Minimoog Voyager), Piano, Programmed Drums
Chris Hull—Bass (Hawaiian Sunshine, Elegy/Unless)

Kieran Kelly—Bass (Survivalist, Hibakusha), Drums (Specter, Madman, C.O.G., Hawaiian Sunshine), Additional Programmed Drums

Chris Loxley—Cello (Hibakusha, Elegy/Unless)

Keith Sigel—Bass (Reverie, C.O.G.)

Jon Terrio—Drums (Reverie, Clouds, Elegy/Unless)

David Yang—Guitar (Hawaiian Sunshine, Clouds)

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Thurlowood New York, New York

Weaving influences like ANOHNI, Radiohead, MGMT and Mitski, thurlowood is Andrew Thurlow Wood, singer and keyboardist for guitar/electro powerpop group Bridges & Powerlines.

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