{"product_id":"656605048420","title":"Loren Kramer - Glovemaker - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoren Kramer\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe debut album from Southern California native Loren Kramar, Glovemaker reflects a childhood spent captivated by the art and artifice of Hollywood. Struck by the show biz bug, he partook in theater, dance, and songwriting from a young age and sometimes spent his Friday nights hanging out on the Warner Bros. lot (with a friend and her parents). He wrote a holiday album when he was ten and later studied fine art in college while writing spoken-word pieces based on his inner world and notions of identities. Signing with Secretly Canadian for his singer\/songwriter debut, he seems to throw caution to the wind on a set of songs that alternate between the haunted, flirty, and crudely candid while walking a stylistic line between intimate, pained balladry, and theatrical Baroque pop. With a title meant to convey the public personas we all cultivate on some level, Glovemaker begins with the Bacharach-informed, horns-injected \"Hollywood Blvd,\" whose first words are, \"Welcome to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour,\" before Kramar introduces himself by name. As Glovemaker snakes its way through more-intimate, piano-based arrangements, jauntier Tin Pan Alley-inflected fare (\"Im a Slut,\" \"Birthday Thursday\"), and atmospheric, reverb-heavy tracks (\"Like a Lover\"), the spotlight is always on Kramars distinctively timbred voice -- parts Cat Stevens and Aaron Neville -- and expressive performances. His full vocal range is on display on the epic \"Gay Angels,\" a murmured dirge that builds into something more akin to a rock opera. Produced and mixed by Sean OBrien (the National, Allie Crowe Buckley), the albums contributors are no one to sneeze at, either, and include such esteemed Los Angeles-based artists as Sam Gendel (saxophone), John Carroll Kirby (synths), Amber Coffman (backing vocals), and string arranger\/conductor Drew Erickson (Father John Misty, Mitski). Almost seeming like the soundtrack to a biopic about a star-crossed lounge singer who had at least brushes with fame, Glovemaker more than rises to the occasion. ~ Marcy Donelson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Hollywood Blvd\u003cbr\u003e2.Euphemism\u003cbr\u003e3.I'm A Slut\u003cbr\u003e4.Like A Lover\u003cbr\u003e5.Gay Angels\u003cbr\u003e6.Glovemaker\u003cbr\u003e7.Birthday Thursday\u003cbr\u003e8.Whatever Happens\u003cbr\u003e9.15 Years\u003cbr\u003e10.Oh To Be\u003cbr\u003e11.No Man\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secretly Canadian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49040792355105,"sku":"656605048420","price":122.0,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/656605048420.jpg?v=1716155315","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-dk\/products\/656605048420","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}