Tailor of Graves / Hymn 7-inch

Cer­berus Shoal has been around in var­i­ous incar­na­tions since 1994. In the last decade and a half the band’s taken on more shapes and sounds than is rea­son­ably pos­si­ble to describe in writ­ing. Ethridge describes them as a “pro­lific avant-rock col­lec­tive” and that’s the best cap­sule descrip­tion I’ve heard to date. This 7-inch, fea­tur­ing “Tai­lor of Graves” and “Hymn” (as A and B side respec­tively) is a per­fect intro­duc­tion to the band’s eclec­ti­cism, rang­ing in influ­ence from Crosby Stills & Nash to Guil­laume de Machaut. Both tracks are drawn from an 8-song suite called “The Ongo­ing Ding” that was recorded in 2003 but never saw release. It was orig­i­nally con­ceived as an exten­sion to “The Ding,” an 18 minute odyssey that closed the group’s split EP with Alan Bishop. Fans of avant-pop take note–this 7-inch is for you.

For­mat: 7-inch vinyl