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Mother of Earth
2023 · single
On the Other Side
2023 · single
Axels & Sockets
2014 · compilation
The Double A-Side Split 7''
2014 · single
The Journey Is Long
2012 · compilation
We Are Only Riders
2010 · album
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Biography
Nearly ten years in the making, The Task Has Overwhelmed Us is the long-awaited fourth volume in The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project series. Coming Sep 29 via Glitterhouse Records. Conceived in 2006 by the late The Gun Club titan’s guitarist Cypress Grove, the Project has always aimed to highlight Pierce as one of America’s most fascinatingly influential singer-songwriters of the last century while propelling his outpourings into modern times by placing it in the hands of former collaborators, friends and fans. Following 2009’s We Are Only Riders, 2012’s The Journey Is Long and 2014’s Axels and Sockets, The Task Has Overwhelmed Us presents stellar interpretations of tracks from Pierce’s Gun Club and solo canons along with fresh works constructed from rehearsal skeletons, previously unheard lyrics, songs only performed live. Taking song ideas without lyrics and words looking for musical settings gave rise to what Cypress Grove calls “Frankenstein songs”. The stellar roll-call of contributors features Nick Cave, Debbie Harry, Mark Lanegan, Dave Gahan and many more.