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When last we heard from Marc Morrissette and his Octoberman project, the songwriter was openly declaring his desire to Run From Safety. Fittingly, Octoberman’s sophomore album found the vocalist/guitarist dispensing with
the folky troubadour identity he established for himself on debut These Trails Are Old and New, enlisting a band of diverse players and experimenting with a more expansive and dynamic sonic palette.
Fortresses – Octoberman’s third full-length – sees Morrissette and his band distancing themselves even further from any notion of comfort or security. While the evocative title certainly lends itself well to Octoberman’s formidable new sound, it also allows the record’s frequent instances of aching vulnerability to catch an unsuspecting listener completely unaware. Marking Octoberman’s most cohesive and adventurous effort to date, Fortresses revels in the ghosts that emerge and raw nerves that are exposed when old defences fall…
Release Date / May 03 2010
Promo Territories / Germany, Netherlands
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