‘Bleak and frightening “A Little Bit Of Grace And Decay” is also unfathomably beautiful’ MOJO **** 4 JSTARS.
‘Beguiling understated score to The Graceless Age: The Ballad Of John Murry’ UNCUT 8//10
‘A thing of true beauty…….A powerful reminder of just what a major songwriter and artist John Murry is’
The Soundtrack to accompany the Award winning Documentary “The Graceless Age: The Ballad Of John Murry”. Written and performed by John Murry and Mike Timmins (Cowboy Junkies).
This haunting film is the story of American singer songwriter John Murry, who was on the cusp of greatness after the release of his highly acclaimed album “The Graceless Age” (Released in 2013), when his world fell apart. Addicted to heroin and creatively exhausted, he washed up on the shores of Ireland, a broken man. Now, he retraces his steps back to Mississippi into the dark heart of American life and faces his demons- a neglected childhood, traumatic assault, and resulting years of opioid addiction.
Written and performed by John Murry and Mike Timmins (Cowboy Junkies). “Ever since we finished recording “A Short History of Decay” back in 2016, I’ve been waiting for John Murry to return to my studio. I had been working on some ideas for the film score for John’s doc when he finally reappeared. He had three days to kill in Toronto, so we decided to get together, sit around and play some music.
No real plan and no real goal, just play and enjoy each other’s company. This album is the result of that visit. It’s a “sort-of” soundtrack album to the film, it contains some score pieces, as well as some of the solo recordings that John and I made when he was here in Toronto, some of which also became a part of the score” Mike Timmins.
The Fat Angel Sings 