Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams: Vinyl LP Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble 4AD turned 40

4AD turned 40

Stayin Out All Night

“and maybe I’m a narcissist / I don’t even know if I exist / I wish I’d evaporate

and stuck a painting on the cover of a small

theirs is a voice that has rarely felt more significant to contemporary discourse

Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams: Vinyl LP Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble 4AD turned 40Patterson Hood's first solo record in over a decade was born out of a friendship with producer Chris Funk (The Decemberists). The pair would often perform together for fun and during Hood's solo tours, making far off plans to make a record together. They eventually went into Jackpot Studios in Portland. Many of the songs were composed on piano marking a bigger departure from his work with Drive By Truckers than prior solo efforts. Guest appearances