Little H Collective
Between the Shelves: Live at Island Books - April 27, 2024
WAV, FLAC, MP3 / $8
Sun Cru
SC15 - 2024
Thoughts on "Frost" from Between the Shelves
"Frost" is not about a chilly morning, but rather a poet named Robert. More specifically, the trail that bears his name along Rt 125 in Vermont. There is a lovely bridge over a stream that leads to the back portion of the trail. This song is about sitting on the bank next to that bridge while watching the water trickle along.
This is the second live performance of "Frost." I am currently working out a somewhat final version that will get a proper studio recording. For now, this version serves as a milepost along this song’s journey. Even after it gets committed to ones and zeros it will continue to evolve. They always do.
Island Books, where this recording took place, is a 50 year old independent bookstore just outside of Seattle. It’s the kind of place where you sit in a comfortable old chair and read the first few pages of the book you will be purchasing shortly. There is a collection of vintage typewriters for you to add a sentence or two, or just hit a few letters to remind yourself of that sound. This is the click-clacking you hear in the background of these tracks.
I invite you to find a comfortable chair of your own, throw on some headphones, and visit that stream in Vermont.
— Stephen Harrison / Little H. Collective
Between the Shelves captures a warm and soothing performance by Little H Collective in a convivial atmosphere of ardent shelf perusal, faint typewriter tapping, and a flourishing bookstore community. This album will steady your heart and make the back of your neck tingle. You'll also catch a moment early in the set when Stephen Harrison's voice can be heard in a brief introductory exchange with a welcoming bookseller. Features like these add a charm and soulful ambience to this beautifully recorded live album, which is a calm and wonderful amalgamation of tones and subtle movements that leave us deeply delighted.
— Sun Cru