Two Ravens on the Standard
The debut album from Guy Warner.
Eleven tracks of gothic Viking folk, arranged by tempo: deep gravel vocals, war drums, and call-and-response choruses.
Released by Totally Not A Record Label
Two Ravens on the Standard is the debut album from Guy Warner: eleven tracks of gothic Viking folk, built on deep gravel vocals, war drums, and a war band that answers back.
The record follows one arc: the family that starts it, the empire built and lost, the call that went unanswered, and the rebuilding that follows. Family opens it. The light goes out at the end.
Tracklist
Eleven tracks, arranged by tempo. Family opens the record; the light goes out at the end.
- Track One — Family Is the First Empire
- Track Two — Where Did I Go
- Track Three — Oath of the Banner
- Track Four — The Exiled Chief
- Track Five — Anger Within (alternate take of The Exiled Chief)
- Track Six — Hey There, Delilah
- Track Seven — October Moon
- Track Eight — No One Stood
- Track Nine — Two Ravens on the Standard
- Track Ten — What Muninn Counts
- Track Eleven — Where the Light Went Out
ForthcomingBuilt It to Last Forever · The Empire Is Forever · War Drums in the Bassline · The Raven Runs the Meeting
Track One — Family Is the First Empire
The opening track, and the first single.
Track Two — Where Did I Go
Rewritten and renamed from the original opener: a man at sea, looking for himself.
Track Three — Oath of the Banner
Two chairs at the table, their places kept warm.
Track Four — The Exiled Chief
Built the empire, was exiled from it in April, and walked out to build again.
Track Five — Anger Within
The Exiled Chief, second take. Same words, no restraint.
Track Six — Hey There, Delilah
The happy one. A far-from-home ballad for Delilah of Bobby Juniors: harbor lights, a seat kept warm by the fire, and a dance saved for when Halloween comes round again.
Track Seven — October Moon
The tender one. A first dance outside a bar, a winter birthday, an October wedding, and two daughters.
Track Eight — No One Stood
The betrayal song. He answered every call that ever came over the water. When his own call went out, the road stayed empty.
Track Nine — Two Ravens on the Standard
The ode. Two men found each other at the bottom of their own wars, when both of their whole lives were changing, and stood in each other's shield line. Brothers beyond blood.
Track Ten — What Muninn Counts
The counting song. A man alone in the warehouse at night, taking stock of what is left of him and what the empire still holds. Muninn is the raven of memory, and memory keeps the books.
Track Eleven — Where the Light Went Out
The closing track.
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