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Black Hatted Man

from Black Hatted by At Average

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  • The EP includes their single - "Black Hatted Man" an ode to cinematic villians, “Paper Son” a stormy and bitter song, “Case For Love” an organ and strings juggernaut, "Transfiguration" a reflective theological narrative, and concludes with the whimsical and semi-biographical “Art School Girl”. The album includes original artwork by Nathan Schleicher.

    From LA to Nashville to Detroit, the band brought in help from across the country to complete the tracks. Contributing performances by guest artists such as Steven Wesley Guiles, Nina White, Dan Vaillancourt, Mark Damian, Bonnie Shippling, and the Olive String Trio season the tracks with diverse harmonies, spaghetti western riffs, and even bellowing tones from a cathedral organ. Nashville producer, Mike Odmark mixed and mastered the album at Jars of Clay-owned studio, Gray Matters.

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    For an order of $20 or more you'll receive a physical package which includes the EP a T-shirt with original artwork by Nathan Schleicher. There are black Ts with off-white artwork or grey female "ringer" Ts with black artwork. FYI, Sizes run small.

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about

The track, which inspired the album theme, came as a reaction to the obituary of Jack Palance, a famous Hollywood "Black Hat". At its core, the song is about the inward struggle to change one's nature (however dark) out of love.

lyrics

Lone black hatted man, with sin burnt hands,
stains of a lapse in feeling
Stand, black hatted man, above the law,
cinematic story classics

He always robs the gold. He always steals the girl.
He's always up to something, cause he's no good
when you're not here.

His unruly guise, lives in noble lies, all for one woman's feelings.
Love; interposed guide, stars of his sky, his only honest bearing

He always slips back somehow. He always ends up fighting.
He's always up to something, cause he's no good
when you're not here.

Your love makes him the man worth loving...
makes him someone who can love too.
He'll always worry, you'll end up hurting.
What the whole truth could undo.
He'll always rob the gold. He'll always steal the girl.
He'll always fall back somehow, cause he's no good
when you're not here.

credits

from Black Hatted, released April 27, 2012
Nathan Schleicher - vocals, guitar, banjo, percussion
Emily Carlson - violin
Nic Cole-Klaes - bass
Nina White - vocals
Dan Vaillancourt - electric guitar, percussion
Mark Damian - drums

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At Average Detroit, Michigan

Indie-folk inspired by history, cinema, God, myths, unexpected situations, and efforts to make a fairly normal life above average amounts of interesting.

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