Description

The fifth full-length by the multi-talented psychedelic rock / folk / pop artist King Tuff is a joyful ode to nature, youthful inspiration, and the solace of small towns and tight communities.

Features collaborators Sasami Ashworth, Andy Cabic (Vetiver), Griffin Goldsmith (Dawes) and more.

Recorded and engineered by King Tuff, co-produced with Sasami, and mixed by Greg Koller (Perfume Genius, Sky Ferreira, Mac Miller).

On Smalltown Stardust, Thomas takes us on his journey to a place where past and present collide, where he can be a dreamer in love with all that he sees. References to his Brattleboro upbringing abound, but at the core of Smalltown Stardust is Thomass desire to commune with nature on a spiritual level. Images of the natural world, from blizzards to green mountains to cloudy days, fill the songs. I consider nature to be my religion, he explains, and Smalltown Stardust is nothing if not a spiritual exploration.

In the end, Smalltown Stardust is not merely a nostalgia trip. Thomas not only conjured a special time in his life, he found new inspiration, surrounded by collaborators and a sense of love and wonder for nature. If the first King Tuff record was content to merely state Thomas was no longer dead, Smalltown Stardust is a paean to what that life means. A statement of belief and a hymnal to the magic still to behold all around us.

Available to independent retailers on Loser Edition Dark Green coloured vinyl.