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The Earth Pressed Flat
Rock · 1999 · 14 tracks

The Earth Pressed Flat

10,000 Maniacs

A travel-weary collection of chamber folk and jangle pop. Mary Ramsey’s viola and warm alto lead a quiet, literary exploration of time and distance.

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It's like a warm wool sweater and an old atlas turned into a folk-rock record.

A gentle, travel-weary reflection on the passage of time and the vastness of the landscape.

The Earth Pressed Flat · vs · 10,000 Maniacs
Travel Journey+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into travel journey than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
The Earth Pressed Flat
4:12
02
Ellen
3:28
03
Once a City
4:22
04
Glow
2:31
05
On & On (Mersey Song)
3:32
06
Somebody’s Heaven
4:41
07
Cabaret
3:03
08
Beyond the Blue
3:18
09
Smallest Step
3:33
10
In the Quiet Morning
2:54
11
Time Turns
3:50
12
Hidden in My Heart
4:19
13
Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
6:40
14
Rainbows
5:17
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the viola swells during the title track to mimic the rush of a plane taking off
The unexpected drag queen reveal in Cabaret delivered with a gentle, non-judgmental shrug
The patient, six-minute unfolding of the Sandy Denny cover that closes the record with a sense of timelessness
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