September: The Ocean is a Thief

from A Year In Song by The Nautical Miles

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About the song…

This is a very old Corbin Murdoch and the Nautical Miles song. It has been kicking around in my brain for years now, performed only a handful of times, never at a public show. I found myself all alone in the studio this month so I decided to record a solo version of it on my friend’s classical guitar.

There is not too much of a story behind this one. I honestly can’t even remember writing it. Thinking back, it confuses me to even pin it down to any particular chapter in my life. I do know that over the years it has stuck with me and that I’ve always had a particular fondness for it. I’ve always found it to be an incredibly relaxing, comforting song to sing.

I am pleased to finally have the opportunity to share it with you.

About the artwork…

Tom Bull is a visual artist from England, originally from Shoreham, West Sussex. I came to know him during his time spent in Vancouver over the last few years.

Like The Ocean is a Thief, I’ve always found Tom’s landscapes to be strangely comforting. On his website, he has the following to say about his work:

“My interest in painting is derived from having encountered the quietness and grace of 18th-century Japanese landscape painting.
I endeavor to paint with a muted form of expression. Huts on stilts, raised walkways, A-frames, ladders and billboards litter the fictitious landscapes. They are traces of human existence (human idiosyncrasy), but also act as technical devices, making the landscape somehow more tangible.”

Check out more of Tom’s paintings at www.tombull.com.

Renaissance man that he is, he has recently started a band. They are called The Ramshackle Union Band. You can check them out at myspace.com/theramshackleunionband.

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from A Year In Song, track released September 15, 2009
Tom Bull: artwork
Corbin Murdoch: vocals, guitar
Jesse Gander: production

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