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"Heavy...pure velvet-textured sheets of LSD hardbound for Victorian-library bookshelves."-Magnet. Longawaited second release by side project of GREEN PAJAMAS members JEFF KELLY & LAURA WELLER. Their debut release "Ghostland" garnered lavish praise for musically rendering the morbid & occult sexuality of the pre-Raphaelite movement, & their new release examines a current analog of this milieu for another mind-bending excursion into the themes of gothic literature. Features songs inspired by the novels & poetry of celebrated American author JOYCE CAROL OATES. Their mutual fascination with this prolific & masterful author & her uniquely dark vision resulted in this collection of songs, the source material for which mines a broad range of her work including lesser-known short stories, a novel under OatesÕ nom de plume, and poetry. The musical style blends alternative and folk-rock sensibilities with rich vocal harmonies. Prior exposure to Oates' work is not required for appreciation of the beauty & wonder which Kelly and Weller have achieved