{"product_id":"cd-grant-lee-phillips-in-the-hour-of-dust","title":"CD - Grant-Lee Phillips - In The Hour Of Dust","description":"\u003cp\u003e1CD - Autographed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeveral years ago, Grant-Lee Phillips found himself wandering the elegant halls of the Norton Simon Art Museum in Pasadena, California. Amid a collection of highly detailed Indian paintings, one piece stood out. He jotted a note in his notebook, struck by both the imagery and the ominous title. That entry would eventually inspire the name of his 12th solo album: In the Hour of Dust.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A common theme throughout Indian poetry and painting,” Phillips explains, “is this concept of ‘the hour of cow dust.’ It’s that moment when cows are led home and kick up dust; a cue to prepare the lamps. Night is about to fall.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile Phillips doesn’t shy away from today’s larger societal issues, In the Hour of Dust is an intimate, self-produced album. Its stripped-down musical presentation and often autobiographical lyrics reflect personal reckonings, all set “against this larger discordant backdrop.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike many, Phillips grapples with staying afloat in the chaos of modern life. For him, songwriting is a way to push back against the encroaching dark - to light the lamps and find a path forward, for both himself and his listeners.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“We can focus on all the various freedoms being threatened,” Phillips says, “things we might’ve taken for granted a year or two ago. But eventually, it comes back to very human, primal things. I don’t see songs of love and songs of protest as that far apart. It’s all about recognizing the value of connection in a disconnected time.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Encore Records Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47245434650878,"sku":null,"price":18.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1546\/6351\/files\/634457206274-CoverArtImage1.jpg?v=1756907666","url":"https:\/\/encorerecords.ca\/products\/cd-grant-lee-phillips-in-the-hour-of-dust","provider":"Encore Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}