Shovels & Rope — Manticore The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Tweedy also asked Kotche to

Tweedy also asked Kotche to work with him on an improvised soundtrack to the movie he had agreed to score

Compilation

constantly mutating sound and texture

Six years after the release of A List of the Burning Mountains

his first project since Come

Shovels & Rope — Manticore The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Tweedy also asked Kotche to2022 release from Charleston, SC rock duo Shovels & Rope. Originally planned as a stripped down acoustic leaning release, Manticore's tracks were written prior to the pandemic, but recorded during it, when Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst suddenly had much more time at their disposal. The duo reimagined the original arrangements, resulting in 10 new songs that range in sound from heartbreaking, stark piano to rollicking hard rock and danceable guitar