{"product_id":"old-saw-the-wringing-cloth-copy-1","title":"Old Saw - The Wringing Cloth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack in stock! 2xLP in matte lamination jacket with OBI strip.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBACK IN STOCK, AGAIN! The alleged final album by Henry Birdsey's New England-based Old Saw unit is the gift that keeps on giving, one of those records that seems to find a natural momentum under its own weight in ways that we only see a few times a year. Previous Old Saw records have commonly been categorised as 'ambient', though The Wringing Cloth feels more a re-imagining of the American Primitive tradition amidst a confluence of underground aesthetics. Birdsey is joined by seven other players of various stringed, wind and percussive instruments  who unite around a shared pursuit of mid-to-long form folk-oriented, cosmic country-adjacent drone. Dial the clock back 25 years and you'd have easily found a space for this alongside certain figures connected to Constellation and the 'New Weird America' avant folk 'movement'. That helps towards a description now, though really this is really just the kind of artfully-poised, lovingly performed instrumental Americana that often seems to exist outside of any prevailing scene and within the shared understandings of its own close-knit circle. No explanation as to why they're calling time on the project now, but if this is really to be the Old Saw swan song, then it's a beautifully crafted send off played with genuine heart and skill. Adam Wiltzie, Pan-American and late period Earth fans seeking something a little more Appalachian would do well to check in here before Old Saw permanently check out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is also a good moment to let you know that Old Saw's much sought after debut, Country Tropics, is soon to be reissued and is available to pre-order \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/worldofechomusic.com\/collections\/pre-orders\/products\/old-saw-country-tropics?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=ca4dcf3c0\u0026amp;_ss=r\u0026amp;mc_cid=06628e93c5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e now. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFFO: Adam Wiltzie, Pan-American, Earth, William Tyler, Scenic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"lobby art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57332738982265,"sku":null,"price":29.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/1380\/6921\/files\/TheWringingClothbyOldSaw.jpg?v=1759852512","url":"https:\/\/worldofechomusic.com\/products\/old-saw-the-wringing-cloth-copy-1","provider":"World Of Echo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}