{"id":760,"date":"2020-01-17T20:32:16","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T20:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikedeangelis.com\/2019\/?page_id=760"},"modified":"2020-01-17T20:52:45","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T20:52:45","slug":"the-armoires-pushing-forty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mikedeangelis.com\/2019\/the-armoires-pushing-forty\/","title":{"rendered":"The Armoires: Pushing Forty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mikedeangelis.com\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/the-armoires-pushing-forty-art.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikedeangelis.com\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/the-armoires-pushing-forty-art.png 600w, https:\/\/mikedeangelis.com\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/the-armoires-pushing-forty-art-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mikedeangelis.com\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/the-armoires-pushing-forty-art-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>You can preview and purchase <strong>The Armoires<\/strong>&#8216; new Digital Single <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"HERE (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/bigstirrecords.com\/big-stir-digital-singles\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Armoires&#8217; <em>&#8220;Pushing Forty,&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> from their most recent <strong>Zibaldone<\/strong> album is the latest <strong>Big Stir Digital Single<\/strong>, released January 17, 2020. The B-Side, <strong><em>&#8220;Shame And Bourbon,&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> is a new track, and features the impressive viola skills of <strong>Larysa Bulbenko<\/strong>. The single&#8217;s artwork was created by <strong>Edward Huerta<\/strong>, drummer for the band <strong>Rockford<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Armoires<\/strong> have also created a video for the track, also released on January 17th, on the <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Big Stir Media YouTube Channel (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCKgmSWHFm3wSaT7SF9JGyYQ\" target=\"_blank\">Big Stir Media YouTube Channel<\/a><\/strong>. Here&#8217;s the intro to the channel from Rex &amp; Christina. Take a look and subscribe to the channel, which already has great content and will only get better as the Big Stir universe expands:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_50037\"  width=\"1000\" height=\"563\"  data-origwidth=\"1000\" data-origheight=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0LlYNvW6e0o?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Pushing Forty&#8221; comes in at full gallop, a rollicking romp through life as an Armoire, with nods to The Who (<em>&#8220;Hope I live before I get old&#8221;<\/em>). It&#8217;s pretty clear that Rex, Christina &amp; Co have no intention of going gently into that good night, and the harmony vocals, boosted by Larysa&#8217;s viola, are wonderful and joyous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_99902\"  width=\"1000\" height=\"563\"  data-origwidth=\"1000\" data-origheight=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S8gy4ZU2XzM?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are two versions of <strong><em>&#8220;Shame And Bourbon,&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> including the <strong><em>&#8220;Clean Version.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> which omits a 7 second exchange between <strong>Rex<\/strong> and <strong>Christina<\/strong> that ends with Rex&#8217;s admission that he <em>&#8220;f&#8217;d up.&#8221;<\/em> It&#8217;s a sweet honky tonk weeper, straight out of the campfire in <strong>&#8220;The Three Amigos&#8221;<\/strong> or any <strong>Gram Parsons<\/strong> bootleg you&#8217;d care to pull off the shelf. You can find the full backstory for the song on the <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Big Stir Digital Singles (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/bigstirrecords.com\/big-stir-digital-singles\" target=\"_blank\">Big Stir Digital Singles<\/a><\/strong> page. The lyrics capture the perfect &#8220;staring at the bottom of an empty whiskey glass&#8221; detachment of all the classic old-school Country classics&#8230;<em>&#8220;He can&#8217;t tell me something I don&#8217;t already know&#8230;&#8221;<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can find our review for <strong>&#8220;Zibaldone&#8221;<\/strong> and its companion disc, <strong>&#8220;Side Three,&#8221;<\/strong> <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"HERE (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/mikedeangelis.com\/2019\/the-armoires-zibaldone-side-three\/\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Armoires&#8217; &#8220;Pushing Forty,&#8221; from their most recent Zibaldone album is the latest Big Stir Digital Single, released January 17, 2020. The B-Side, &#8220;Shame And Bourbon,&#8221; is a new track, and features the impressive viola skills of Larysa Bulbenko. The single&#8217;s artwork was created by Edward Huerta, drummer for the band Rockford. 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